Resources

RESOURCES

ARTICLES

From most to least recent, these are a sampling of articles with some good content on XAML. If you have a favorite article on XAML that is not listed here, or if you’ve written an article on XAML that you’d like us to include on this list, please email us with the details.

"XAML Heralds New Era for Applications", Doug Caverly (September 2006)	"Windows Presentation Foundation: Another darned revolution", Mike Gunderloy (September 2006)
"XAML opens paradigm shift for application development", George Lawton (September 2006)	"Will .NET 3.0 Bring the 3D Internet to Life?", Ron DeSerranno (August 2006)
"Why Microsoft should open XAML", Jon Udell (August 2006)	"CMS: Fear not the transition from legacy products" (Application Development Trends, July 2006)
"Surfing in 3D" (PC Magazine, July 2006)	"Web 2.0, Meet .NET 3.0" (eweek.com, June 2006)
"WTF is WPF? An Intro to Windows Presentation Foundation", Peter Aitken (May 2006)	"Vista-based Times Reader offers the genuine N.Y. Times without the ink stains" (TMCnet, May 2006)
"OpenAjax Alliance formally opens for business" (Computer Business Review, May 2006)	"WPF (Avalon) Adventures: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Revisited", Rod Paddock (CodeBetter.com, May 2006)
"Rich prospects as HTML comes of age" (ComputerWeekly.com, April 2006)	"Microsoft CEO Sees Software Prices Falling" (MSN Money, April 2006)
"Microsoft pushes XAML as Vista tool" (Techworld.com, March 2006)	"Microsoft brings apps and web designers closer together" (ComputerWeekly.com, March 2006)
"Beyond the Mists of Avalon", Markus Egger (2006)	"XAML Resources", Marc Clifton (updated January 2006)
"WinFX: Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and XAML - You Can Start Today", Glen Sollors (January 2006)	"Unleash the Power of XAML...", Ron DeSerranno (December 2005)
"Windows Presentation Foundation on the Web: Web Browser Applications", Karen Corby (October 2005)	"An Introduction to Windows Presentation Foundation", Dave Wheeler (September 2005)
"Importing 3D objects into Avalon from 3Ds files", Andrej Benedik (July 2005)	"XAML: A World of Opportunity", Paul Colton (January 2005)
"Avalon Adventures … The Good, The Bad and The Ugly", Rod Paddock (January 2005)	"XAML: Turn .NET Into a Browser", Gerald Bauer (December 2004)
"But Wait, There’s More" (The Windows Observer, November 2004)	"3D in XAML", Jason Wylie (October 2004)
"A Standards-based Look at XAML’s Features", Nigel McFarlane (April 2004)	"A Vector Graphics Rendered Animated Clock", Marc Clifton (April 2004)
"A First Look at Writing and Deploying Apps in the Next Generation of Windows", Dino Esposito (January 2004)	"Inside XAML", Ian Griffiths (January 2004)
"Create Real Apps Using New Code and Markup Model", Charles Petzold (January 2004)	"Longhorn for Developers: Controls and XAML", Brent Rector (December 2003)
"Gooey Standards", Chris Kaminski (October 2003)	"A brief history of XAML", Chris Anderson (October 2003)

BOOKS

Some good references on XAML, WPF and .NET development.

Windows Presentation Foundation Unleashed Adam Nathan (To be released February 2007)		Professional WPF Programming: .NET Development with the Windows Presentation Foundation Shawn Livermore, Chris Andrade, Scott Van Vliet (not yet released)
Programming Windows Presentation Foundation Chris Sells and Ian Griffiths		Professional WinFX Beta: Covers "Avalon" WPF and "Indigo" WCF Jean-Luc David, Bill Ryan, Ron DeSerranno, Alexandra Young
XAML in a Nutshell Lori A. MacVittie		Programming Windows Presentation Foundation Chris Sells and Ian Griffiths

TOOLS
Some useful tools for working with XAML. Do you know of a great tool or control that's not on this list? Email us, with a link, for inclusion.

Mobiform Software: Aurora XAML Designer for .NET 3.0	Aurora is a visual designer that creates XAML documents for .NET 3.0 applications. It runs stand-alone, embeds in .NET applications or integrates with Visual Studio 2005.
Andrej Benedik	3ds to XAML converter
Electric Rain: ZAM 3D	3ds and dxf to XAML converter
Niall Ginsbourg: Big Screen Photos	An XBAP for use with flickr and your television or Xbox 360
Thomas Goddard	Maya to XAML converter
Infragistics	Fireworks to XAML Exporter
Microsoft: Expression Suite	Graphic, Interactive and Web Designers
Shaxam	Lightwave (.lwo) to XAML converter

These sites have great lists of updated tools and controls, plus links and/or downloads.
LukeW Interface Designs: Functioning Form blog	User Experience Software List
Michael Swanson's blog	WPF Tools and Controls List
NetFx3 Tools List	For designers
NetFx3 Tools List	For developers

FORUMS/NEWSGROUPS
The following forums/newsgroups feature XAML and WPF-related discussions.

Aurora/XAML
Channel 9
Community Credit's WPF Forum (new!)
Electric Rain Bulletin Board
.NET 3.0/WPF
The Media Center Sandbox – XBAPs
WPF

VIDEOS

Want to learn more about XAML? Check out these videos.

Channel 9: WPF XBAP (July 2006)

Channel 9: Rob Relyea: There’s Something About XAML (July 2006)

Using XAML to Represent Objects, David Betz (March 2006)

Channel 9: Tim Sneath: Introduction to XAML (September 2005)

Channel 9: Joe Marini: Why I Love XAML (August 2005)

MSDN TV: Special Holiday Episode: XAML Beyond the Basics (December 2003)

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	Getting Started Presentation (.ppt) \| Getting Started Video (.wmv)