New features in Silverlight 2 Beta 2

Silverlight 2 Beta 2 has been released on 6th of June as an upgrade to the Microsoft browser plug-in technology.

 

Beta 2 includes the following improvements:

1. WCF templates for Silverlight Enabled.
2. Build configurations.
3. XAML Validation now reports build errors.
4. Setup Improvements.
5. Projects created in Beta 1 are prompted for conversion when opening to Beta 2.
6. Linking a Web Site to a Silverlight Application.
7. Improved built-in Controls

The new version of Silverlight 2 has also brought a lot of breaking changes that would affect Silverlight Developers and Designers. For more information about them read here.

However, the changes will not be drastic between Beta 2 and the Final Release, explains Microsoft representative.

Beta 2 also features what Microsoft calls a "Go Live" license, which enables developers to write commercial applications using the beta code. Beta 1 comes with a "non-commercial" Go Live license.

Microsoft Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform, and cross-device plug-in for delivering the next generation of .NET based media experiences and rich interactive applications for the Web.