WPF Tutorials & Articles
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Functional Cells : A Spreadsheet in F#
by Philip TrelfordIf you’ve ever written formulas in a spreadsheet then you’re already familiar with some of the principles of functional programming. The key building blocks of a spreadsheet are cells containing functions and values. To demonstrate functional programming at large, this article will be looking at the implementation of a functional spreadsheet written in F
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SLOBbing about with .NET
by Dave WheelerPersisting objects is all about SLOB (serialized large objects), or so says Dave Wheeler who explains how it's now all so much easier.
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Architecting systems using Windows Workflow Foundation
by Richard BlewettPuzzled by WF? Wonder what it's all for? Richard Blewett takes the mystery out of Windows Workflow.
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Introducing Python for .NET - IronPython
by Mike JamesIs it a dead parrot or does it fly? Mike James looks at IronPython and asks if it really is something completely different.
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Creating Extensible Applications with MAF
by Mark SmithLearn how using MAF allows you to easily create extensible applications that allow new features to be added without jeopardizing the stability of the existing code base. MAF provides a higher-level service that allow you to dynamically discover, load, secure and interact with external assemblies used to provide features for your application.
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Game development using Silverlight 2
by Dave WheelerImplementing a game using Silverlight is a good way to learn its more advanced aspects. Dave Wheeler shows us how, and has some fun on the way.
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WPF Custom Controls
by George ShepherdWPF completely overturns the classic approach to developing Windows applications and adds user interface flexibility and pizzazz unavailable to Windows developers up to now. George looks at one aspect of this - implementing controls.
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Introducing Visual Studio .NET 2008 - Top 10 Features
by Mark SmithAfter a long beta period, Visual Studio .NET 2008 is finally on general release. There are a ton of new features and enhancements in this release that make it almost a no-brainer to upgrade - I thought I’d take a moment and list my top ten favorites in no particular order.
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The inner workings of Skype messaging
by Mike JamesKnowing how to send and receive Windows messages is essential if you want to work with the Skype API.
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Have you seen the Silverlight? – More Silverlight
by Dave WheelerIs Silverlight the way to make your browser based applications as rich as a desktop application? Dave Wheeler thinks so and put the case for sophistication in Silverlight. In this second article, we look at events and move rapidly on to animation and other powerful presentation effects.
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Have you seen the Silverlight?
by Dave WheelerSo you want fancy, sexy streaming media in the UI? And you want cool animations, fancy glow-in-the-dark buttons and decent, scalable vector graphics? And you want to run your application in a browser on both Windows and Mac OSX? If you’re already reaching for your copy of How to Wow with Flash, stop. There’s a new kid muscling onto the somewhat crowded Rich Interactive Application (RIA) block, and it’s coming from Microsoft.