XAML stand for eXtensible Application Markup Language. It was introduced in Microsoft's .NET 3.0 framework and is used heavily in WPF applications.
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What is the difference between routed events and attached events?
I am just going through the WPF concepts I came across these routed events, dependency properties and attached events.
What are the concepts behind them and why are they called instead of .NET ...
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In hindsight, is basing XAML on XML a mistake or a good approach?
XAML is essentially a subset of XML. One of the main benefits of basing XAML on XML is said to be that it can be parsed with existing tools. And it can, to a large degree, although the (syntactically ...
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What should I do to get started with Windows 8 app development?
I'm looking to get into Windows 8 app development, and from what I understand I should be mastering XAML and C#.
Now, there aren't any good tutorials on the internet about Windows 8 yet, but there ...
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Please explain the benefit(s) of using an XML-based syntax (e.g. XAML) instead of normal source code (e.g. WinForms)?
First off, please note that this question is not about WPF vs. WinForms.
What are the highest-ranking benefits that led Microsoft to invent XAML in favour of the “old” approach of generating ...
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Code Style for XAML
I started coding WPF applications a several months ago and now I am asking myself if there are some style guides for XAML. I do not need to get explained the benefits of Binding, Converters, Styles, ...
