Is it a good idea to develop the web interface from scratch by using Silverlight?

[BilGis]

Hi.

We are planning to install an brand new ArcGIS Server with a web interface made from scratch, so we are in the right moment to take the rightest decision.

Is it a good idea to develop it by using the Silverlight API? Will ESRI give support for this technology? And Microsoft?

Are JavaScript or Flex better solutions?

Thank you very much!

[JenniferNery]

This might be a related blog post: http://blogs.esri.com/Dev/blogs/arcgisserver/archive/2009/10/19/Which-ESRI-Web-mapping-API-should-I-...

The short answer is that the 3 Web API's try to have comparable functionality and it really becomes a question on which technology your developers are comfortable using.

[DerekLaw]

Hi Bil,

Just to add onto Jennifer's reply, this pre-conference Q&A from the Esri 2011 UC might be useful:

Which API should I use: JavaScript, Flex, or Silverlight?

Hope this helps,