We have a moderately complex silverlight based application written in Silverlight 2. Eventually we will move to Silverlight 4. In terms of porting effort, would it be better to to port our app from SL2 to SL3, and then to SL4. Or, should be port from SL2 to SL4 in one step.
We have a moderately complex silverlight based application written in Silverlight 2. Eventually we
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I’d go with the SL2->SL4 port directly. SL4 simply offers more, so it’s a good opportunity to start looking at your app and making optimizations using the latest.
similar and therefore take around the
same level of effort in terms of
learning curve.
expect SL4 to be out sometime in Q2
CY10 with or around the same time as VS2010 is released. That should offer you time to
iron out the issues in beta and then
when RTW happens, you’ll be nearly
ready with your port.
for most people to upgrade their run
time. It should happen relatively
quickly given Windows Update, etc. In a corporate environment, it may happen much quicker if yours is an LOB and certain employee groups rely on your app – you have the upper hand in dealing with IT.