Silverlight 1.1 in Action
The winds of excitement are whipping around the World Wide Web as individuals increasingly rely on the internet for their software needs. When the internet began, it was primarily used for sharing static content. However, as web adoption exploded, users gradually desired more pizzazz through their web browsers. They wanted to perform their banking and shopping through the web. They wanted to use their computer to share pictures, songs, and videos to strengthen existing friendships and build new ones. Users wanted all of this and more in a rich and responsive manner. The technologies created for delivering static content quickly became constrictive when it came time to deliver these more dynamic experiences. The web development community attempted to meet these challenges by cobbling together a multitude of technologies that tended more towards wizardry than recommend development practices. JavaScript emerged as a fundamental contrivance for these magicians to perform their tricks. And skilled web developers navigated the HTML document object model (DOM) much like a safari leader wielding a small dagger within a treacherous jungle.
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