XAML Jumpstart: Getting Started With XAML
Pluralsight
Course Summary
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.
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Course Description
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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Course Syllabus
Introduction- 19m 26s
—Introduction 1m 45s
—What's XAML? 2m 32s
—Why XAML? 1m 52s
—On Tooling and Demos 1m 48s
—The First Steps - Demo 10m 35s
—Summary 0m 52sBasic Elements, Shapes, Brushes, and Masks- 24m 28s
—Introduction 3m 4s
—Visualize: Say Hello to Shapes 1m 2s
—Shapes - Demo 1m 41s
—A Special Kind of Shape: The Path 1m 14s
—Path - Demo 3m 5s
—How to Paint: The Various Brushes 2m 7s
—Brushes - Demo 4m 15s
—On Images and Media 0m 37s
—Images and Media - Demo 2m 9s
—One Step Beyond: Masks 1m 46s
—Masks - Demo 1m 59s
—Summary 1m 24sControl Basics and Interacting With Them- 19m 15sPanels and the Layout System- 24m 50sData Binding Essentials- 39m 0sWorking With ItemsControls- 22m 10sUsing Resources and Styling Controls- 23m 37sDebugging and Analyzing XAML- 12m 5sChoosing the Right Tool for the Job- 9m 40s
