Using Silverlight to create a video player
Microsoft's recent release of it's new web development technology, Silverlight, has generated a lot of interest. Originally code-named "WPF/E" (Windows Presentation Foundation / Everywhere), it was intended to be an online version of WPF. Silverlight certainly did a great job of that, and currently offers a wide selection of built in element and a number of classes seen in WPF, along with ones exclusively for Silverlight. In this article, the author demonstrate how to take advantage of a number of Silverlight features to create a real-world application: a video player.