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Asked: 2026-06-01T03:37:31+00:00

I usually C++ applications. The only web-application development I’ve done is writing Java Applets.

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I usually C++ applications. The only web-application development I’ve done is writing Java Applets. There it’s all pretty simple stuff. Just write the entire applet in Java, and embed it into an html page with the:

<applet></applet> or <object></object>

tag.

Now, I am trying to find my way to Silverlight. Now Visual Web-Developer Express or Visual Studio is awesome. It eases all problems, creating a new Silverlight project automatically generates an aspx website and does all the embedding & deployment.

However, I don’t want to depend on the IDE. Though I use IDEs quite often, what I hate is depending on it. So my questions are,

  • Is it possible to write a silverlight app with a simple programmer’s editor?

  • How do I embed my silverlight XAML code and C-Sharp compiled *.dlls in an HTML file?

  • Some basic tutorial or documentation for people like me who know absolutely nothing about Silverlight?

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  1. Editorial Team

    How do I embed my silverlight XAML code and C-Sharp compiled *.dlls in an HTML file?

    You can add a silverlight app to a html file simply by using the <object> tag (here is an example taken from MSDN):

    <object width="300" height="300"
    data="data:application/x-silverlight-2," 
    type="application/x-silverlight-2" >
    <param name="source" value="SilverlightApplication1.xap"/>
</object>

    Is it possible to write a silverlight app with a simple programmer’s editor?

    It is possible to write all of your code for a silverlight app using nothing but notepad, but because of the somewhat verbose nature of XAML, i think this would be a fairly tedious task. If anything, i would suggest you go in the other direction and use Expression Blend to craft your XAML and then Visual Studio for your C# needs – the two IDE’s work together very effectively and allow you to easily switch from one to the other with ease.

    Some basic tutorial or documentation for people like me who know absolutely nothing about Silverlight?

    If your looking for good tutorials, head over to the official silverlight site where you will find lots of tutorials, videos and hands on labs to help you through the learning process.

    Here are some other good resources:

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