Compare WPF and Silverlight in Web Application

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Hi,

I have found good working experience in ASP.NET applications and its on production now.

Now my company wants to start a new project with some more user Interface competing with ASP.NET. I'm bit confussed in choosing the Addon or Plugin whether Silverlight or WPF. I don't even know how to create and build an 'HELLO WORLD' app in both Silverlight and WPF.

While I surf for finding the difference between both i come across some stuffs like

* WPF needs 150MB downloads, Silverlight needs 5MB downloads.
* WPF needs XBAP and supports only for IE browser and not Chrome.

I even have some odd questions like

* Silverlight or WPF is like an Add-on or Plugin ?
* Can i include an Silverlight or WPF stuff inside my ASP.NET applications ?(like AJAX, JS...)
* Can i use ClientSide Scripting for better response ?
* Can i develop WPF application like an Browser based and run from client PC like an Window Based Application ?
* How about DataBase connectivity in both ?(if its an plugin, Is it possible?)

Entire thing i'm talking about WEB based applications only and not an Window based / Client based application
And i'm sorry if i made any wrong Assumptions.
Suggest me with clear explanations...Please

Posted 19-Jun-12 4:58am

J.Karthick

Updated 19-Jun-12 5:28am

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov · Answer 1 · 2012-06-19T05:07:00

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Many of the questions make no sense or based on wrong assumptions.

What does it mean "WPF needs XBAP"? It does not. WPF is primarily a "desktop" library, for creation of Windows .NET applications, to start with. You should not consider it as a Web development candidate at all (XBAP, as you correctly pointed out, is not browser-portable).

I think you should consider either ASP.NET or Silverlight (or you need really rich application features) and go from there.

—SA

Posted 19-Jun-12 5:07am

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

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J.Karthick 19-Jun-12 11:26am

yes...thanks.
But i found WPF can run on Browser using XBAP ?

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 29-Jun-12 22:12pm

Yes, I tried it; but this is a very different application type.
--SA

J.Karthick 30-Jun-12 4:56am

So, you said Silverlight is apt for me...
k...thanks

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 30-Jun-12 13:11pm

It mostly depends on requirements to the product. Silverlight or ASP.NET.
ASP.NET does not require any add-ons, any installations except one of the major browsers from the client; Silverlight can be more powerful; again, depending on the features you need.
--SA