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XAML Jumpstart: Getting Started With XAML

XAML is the language of choice for WPF, Windows Phone, Windows Store, and Silverlight apps. This course is a very demo-driven, practical introduction to XAML, aimed at anyone who wants to get started with XAML.

Kevin Dockx - Pluralsight course - XAML Jumpstart: Getting Started With XAML
by Kevin Dockx

What you'll learn

If you're working on an app for WPF, Windows Phone, Windows Store, or Silverlight, you'll probably want to learn what XAML is all about, and that's exactly what this course offers. This course covers the basics of XAML in a very practical, demo-driven way so you can start building apps right away. The topics include syntax, shapes, brushes and masks, common controls, panels, trees, and the layout system, right up to interacting with XAML and data binding. The course also offers an overview of how you can analyze and debug your XAML code. Next to that, it includes plenty of demos and resources.

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Kevin Dockx - Pluralsight course - XAML Jumpstart: Getting Started With XAML
Kevin Dockx

Kevin Dockx is a freelance solution architect (mobile/web), author & consultant, living in Antwerp (Belgium).

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