Developer archive

Developer: WPF, XAML & Silverlight

The WinFX-era developer coverage — Windows Presentation Foundation (codename Avalon), XAML, Silverlight and Visual Studio — from writers who worked close to the tools.

windows-now.com had a strong developer streak in the mid-2000s, when WPF, XAML and Silverlight were brand new. These posts — from contributors including a member of the WPF team — are preserved here as a snapshot of that moment, alongside present-day explainers where a topic still makes sense to learn today.

From the archive

Classic guides (restored)

2006-03-29XAML and ILRob Relyea 2006-03-28XAML Language and XAML FormatsRob Relyea 2006-02-27PRS305 - Healthcare demo source postedRob Relyea 2006-02-14XAML Markup ExtensionsRob Relyea 2006-02-09WPF Attached PropertiesRob Relyea 2005-11-07Simpler Urls Get Used More Than Hideous OnesRob Relyea 2005-10-28Next WinFX CTP will work with final VS 2005/.Net Framework 2.0Rob Relyea 2004-01-31Rob Relyea: January 2004Rob Relyea —Visual Studio 2008: What It BroughtBill Evjen —E-Manuals could make consumers happierRob Relyea —Early notice of a change to WPF templates: "MyApp.xaml" to "App.xaml"Rob Relyea —Many manifestos about URLs since 1999Rob Relyea —Transient Broadcast vs. URL AddressableRob Relyea —The Windows Vista Desktop Window Manager (DWM), ExplainedRob Relyea —Avalon, WPF and XAML Explained in Plain EnglishZhanbo Sun —Getting Started with Silverlight Using Expression BlendZhanbo Sun —Windows Vista Tips: Instant Search, Flip 3D, UAC & PerformanceZhanbo Sun

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