Silverlight Cream for August 13, 2008 - 2 -- #346

Bart Czernicki comparing Silverlight to Flash, Jesse Liberty with 3 videos, and Dan Wahlin on Layout Controls.

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Bart Czernicki takes a hard swing at comparing Silverlight to Flash. Definitely an interesting read and goes in some directions you may not expect.

3 New Vids Post; 2 Move to the Top of my To-do List

Jesse Liberty blogged about 3 new videos posted at Silverlight.net: Graphics and Brushes, Multiple Pages Part 2, and In-State Animation... as always... go check these out!

Dan Wahlin, one of the Phoenix Rockstars has posted a great intro to the layout controls in Silverlight 2... if you haven't played with SL yet, or want a brush-up, this'll do it...

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