HTML 5 vs Silverlight 5, A Deep Dive From Microsoft
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David Catuhe from Microsoft today posted a HTML5 and Silverlight 5 comparison post. The post covers mostly on all the developer aspects of both the platforms. Microsoft also shared the stats from riastats.com which shows Silverlight 4 is installed on 73% of PC’s and HTML5 in 75% of PC’s. BTW, its important to note that HTML5 varies from browser to browser. Take a look at the table below to see how HTML5 and Silverlight 5 stand against each other.
| Match | Vainqueur |
| HTML vs XAML – Extensibility | Silverlight |
| HTML vs XAML – DOM access | Draw game |
| HTML vs XAML – Code/Tag separation | Draw game |
| Tools | Silverlight |
| Languages – Development | Silverlight |
| Languages – Performances | HTML |
| SVG vs Shapes | Draw game |
| Canvas vs WriteableBitmap – Functionalities | Draw game |
| Canvas vs WriteableBitmap – Pixels – Performances | Draw game |
| Canvas vs WriteableBitmap – Shapes – Performances | Draw game |
| Brushes | Draw game |
| Controls | Silverlight |
| Layout | Draw game |
| Databinding | Silverlight |
| Web workers vs System.Threading | Silverlight |
| Animations | Draw game |
| Web Requests & Web Services – Web requests | Draw game |
| Web Requests & Web Services – Web services | Silverlight |
| Media (Audio & Video) | Silverlight |
| Isolated storage | Draw game |
| WebSockets vs System.Net.Sockets | Silverlight |
| Devices (cameras, microphones & printers) | Silverlight |
| Quiclky evolving technology | Silverlight |
| Portability Windows / Mac OS | Silverlight |
| Portability iOS/Androïd | HTML |
| Intellectual property protection | Slightly advantage to Silverlight |
For more detailed explanation on each of the aspects compared above, visit this blog.
