Windows Presentation Format
Jul 17th, 2010 | By Tamara Urry | Category: .NET Platform, Featured StoryGetting ahead and getting acquainted with WPF
For those of you who haven’t taken the time to explore Windows Presentation Format, you should definitely put this at the top of your “to do” list. It will be time well spent. WPF is fast becoming widely held as an industry standard and I would venture to say that it will be used in the near future to build other development tools upon.
Windows Presentation Foundation (or WPF) is a graphical subsystem for rendering user interfaces in Windows-based applications. WPF, previously known as “Avalon”, was initially released as part of .NET Framework 3.0. Since that time it has become widely held as a programming standard. Microsoft Silverlight utilizes WPF to provide embedded web controls similar to Adobe Flash.
Whether you’re looking at it from a beginner’s point of view or just needing a reference, I highly recommend reviewing these free videos created by Microsoft. They are well worth the time and are presented in such a way that they can be viewed independently as references or as a step by step learning tool. These videos also have accompanying forums where viewers may ask questions regarding the video content.
Here is the Microsoft description of the videos from the site…
The Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) provides the foundation for building applications and high fidelity experiences in Windows Vista, blending together application UI, documents, and media content, while exploiting the full power of your computer. These video training sessions provide some great launch points to creating your own WPF applications.