ServiceStack/ServiceStack.Text — pull request #80 by Aurimas86 (2012-02-28 19:44:15+00:00)
Title: Type.GetType fails with typeName argument in silverlight

(incorrect format). More info here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3068131/how-to-load-a-type-from-a-referenced-assembly-at-runtime-using-a-string-in-silv

The code below still handles type resolution.