Is HTML 5 + CSS 3 >= Microsoft Silverlight [closed]

Question

It is said that the unreleased HTML 5 and CSS 3 can produce the effects and graphics which can be done in Microsoft Silverlight. It thats true then can I skip learning Silverlight and wait for HTML5 and CSS 3?

Answer 1

Silverlight is a tool for developing web applications (RIA - Rich Internet Applications).

Pure HTML+ CSS (even if it is HTML5 and CSS3) will only produce web sites unless you put some code/framework behind them.

Therefore while visually they might look similar they are two completely separate things behind the scenes.