XAML Is Your Friend – Tampa SLUG Presentation

On May 12, 2010 I will be presenting a rapid fire overview of the most important concepts a developer needs to know to work with XAML to develop Silverlight Applications.  The primary focus here is not so much on design but how to hand-code XAML when Expression Blend is really overkill or you just need to knock out a quick forms-over-data application and feel more comfortable working in Visual Studio 2010.

The following are the topics that make up this demo

• Layout – What are the key concepts you must understand to layout your controls in XAML, this starts with the Grid, StackPanel and Canvas containers
• Resources –How to create Resources, Styles and Control templates that can be used to create a consistent user interface
• Simple Data Binding – Overview of the syntax for doing simple data binding between controls on a form
• Value Converters – Value Converts are a very easy yet powerful way to extend the usefulness of XAML
• User Controls – Review creating a simple data form using a user control
• Somewhat more advanced Data Binding – Bind to a simple collection and then use selected items to populate a form.

Download the presentation and materials here.  These materials require Visual Studio 2010 and the Silverlight 4 SDK

enjoy

-twb