14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has wrapped up Silverlight 4 Tools for Visual Studio 2010 and is already allowing developers to download the new resources. Early adopters that have been keeping up with the development process of Silverlight 4, but, most importantly, Visual Studio 2010, were already able to download and test the Release Candidate version of the tools in the second half of March 2010. Testers that took Silverlight 4 Tools for Visual Studio 2010 RC out for a spin will need to remove the pre-release builds ahead of installing the RTM milestone.
Silverlight 4 Tools for Visual Studio 2010 RTM “provides developers with essential new features to help them take advantage of the rich set of capabilities in Silverlight 4. This news is a result of Microsoft’s continued work ensuring developers are equipped with the tools they need to create robust, rich Internet applications using Microsoft’s full developer platform and toolset,” a Microsoft spokesperson told Softpedia.
Both Silverlight 4 RTW and Visual Studio 2010 RTM are currently available for download, having been finalized earlier this year. With the latest iteration of Silverlight, Microsoft has focused on allowing developers to create content that is not limited to running in the Cloud. In this regard, Silverlight 4-rich Internet and media applications can be tailored not only to the web, but also to the desktop, and devices.
With the advent of Silverlight 4 tools for Visual Studio 2010, Microsoft was offering devs a way to simplify development, by providing “support for targeting Silverlight 4 in the Silverlight designer and project system; RIA Services application templates and libraries, and; Support for Silverlight 4 elevated trust and out-of-browser applications,” the Microsoft representative added.
Mark Wilson-Thomas, program manager, Silverlight & WPF Designer in Visual Studio, revealed that Silverlight 4 Tools for Visual Studio 2010 RTM also brought to the table “enhanced support for other new Silverlight 4 features; Sample Data Support; and working with Silverlight 4 Out-of-Browser applications.”
Silverlight 4 Tools for Visual Studio 2010 RTM are available for download here.
Silverlight 4 Build 4.0.50401.0 RTW is available for download here.
Visual Studio 2010 Premium is available for download here.
Visual Studio 2010 Professional is available for download here.
Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate is available for download here.
Visual Studio Test Professional 2010 is available for download here.
.NET Framework 4 RTM is available for download here.