Silverlight 5 Beta Available for Download

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Silverlight 5 was unveiled recently by Microsoft during the MIX11 conference in Las Vegas. Some of the exciting new features highlighted were:

• XAML Debugging with breakpoints for binding debugging
• Implicit data templates for easy UI reuse
• Double (and multi) click support
• GPU-accelerated XNA-compatible 3D and immediate-mode 2D API
• Low-latency sound effects and WAV support
• Real operating system windows and multi-display support
• Significant performance improvements, fixes and much more

Here are some important links:

Silverlight 5 Beta Tools for Visual Studio SP1
Expression Blend Preview for Silverlight 5
Silverlight 5 Features Document
Silverlight 5 Beta Developer Runtime for Windows
Silverlight 5 Beta Developer Runtime for Mac
Silverlight 5 Beta SDK
WCF RIA Services for Silverlight 5 Beta
Silverlight 5 Beta Overview (Video)

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