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Asked: 2026-05-16T03:39:16+00:00

I would like to get into programming with C# and Silverlight. I have read

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I would like to get into programming with C# and Silverlight. I have read up a lot on WPF and like it a lot (from my narrow viewpoint)

Here is the question I have: if I understand WPF principles correctly, then I can seperate UI from logic.

I also can seperate logic from animation in my app (using Silverlight for animation, C# for logic)

Am I correct in this understanding?

Right now I am looking through some tutorials on Silverlight but I am asking for some pointers on how to make these all talk to one another. In my WPF app, how can I use Silverlight to do animations?

If anyone has a good book or resource, I would really like to read it. Thanks for any help 🙂

Tools I have are: Visual Studio 2010 and Expression Studio 3 (I can get 4 and install the trial if I am supposed to use it instead of version 3)

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  1. Editorial Team

    There is a slight misconception here.

    You wouldn’t use Silverlight within a WPF application. It’s really one or the other – Silverlight is an alternative platform to WPF.

    If you’re using WPF, you can use WPF for all of the animation. If you want to run within a browser, and/or have the deployment advantages of silverlight (cross-platform, simple deployment, etc), then target Silverlight. Silverlight development is similar to WPF development (many of the concepts are identical), but it’s a lighter-weight platform which is sort of like WPF minus some features (with some extras thrown in, too).

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