Learning Windows Presentaton Foundation Development

This week, I'm finally getting around to exploring Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) more deeply. As a starting point, I went through the online course, Developing Rich Experiences with Microsoft® .NET Framework 3.0 and Visual Studio® 2005.

ASP.NET developers will find themselves in familiar territory because WPF uses XAML and declarative syntax that's much like the XHTML markup in Web forms. I was curious as to whether it will be possible to use an ASP.NET-style single-page model in WPF to keep the code with the markup. I find that very convenient in ASP.NET - especially when creating samples to post in the newsgroups.

The next step is to start building a little XAML application of my own. I absorb new stuff faster by poking about in trial and error mode once someone gives me a general idea as to what the technology can do.

BTW, someone at MS eLearning might want to check the transcripts for Parimal Deshpande's "Voice of the Expert" bits in the course. Unless Microsoft is developing a new agriculture platform, Parimal probably wasn't referring to Windows Farms applications. (But thanks for the smile!)