[teej]

> You can use all sorts of languages with Silverlight, including Javascript.

No, you cannot. You can use .Net and language implementations that run on top of .Net. This includes IronRuby (dead?), IronPython, and JScript.

> Silverlight apps can look just as polished as desktop apps. This is not true with DHTML/Javascript.

This is not a feature that consumers care about.

[snprbob86]

Actually, this isn't true either. Some .NET languages require runtime libraries which are not supported on the Silverlight runtime.

[bmj]

Indeed. From my experience, you must use libraries that are built for Silverlight. You can't use just any old .NET lib in your Silverlight project.