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Silverlight is a Web application development framework similar to Adobe Flash.  Microsoft has just released Silverlight 3, a major update that delivers many new features including: Hardware graphics acceleration, which lowers CPU usage and enables 1080p HD video over the Web. Support for H.264 video, AAC audio and MPEG-4 content. Smooth media streaming over HTTP. 3D-perspective Related posts: Visual Studio 2008 and .NET 3.5 Released Visual Studio 2008 and .NET 3.5 Service Pack 1 Released Visual Studio "Orcas" and .NET 3.5 Beta Available

Following are the top-selling C# software development books of 2008 according to the Amazon.com sales rankings: Pro Silverlight 2 in C# 2008 (Windows.Net) by Matthew MacDonaldSales Rank: #2447 Pro C# 2008 and the .NET 3.5 Platform, Fourth Edition (Windows.Net) by Andrew TroelsenSales Rank: #3585 Pro WPF in C# 2008: Windows Presentation Foundation with .NET 3.5, Second Edition