WPF Control Development Unleashed: Building Advanced User Experiences

WPF Control Development Unleashed

Building Advanced User Experiences

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In this book, two leading Windows Presentation Foundation experts give developers everything they need to build next-generation WPF applications?software that is more robust, usable, and compelling.

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Drawing on their close ties with Microsoft?s WPF development team, Pavan Podila and Kevin Hoffman give you a clear, robust, and practical understanding of WPF, its underpinnings, its overall architecture, and its design philosophy. Podila and Hoffman introduce never-before-published WPF design patterns and support them with robust, real-world code examples?all presented in full color, just as they appear in Visual Studio.

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The authors begin by explaining how to ?think in WPF,? and then introduce powerful new techniques for everything from handling 3D layouts to creating game-like physics effects. Along the way, they offer in-depth coverage of data binding, building interactivity, and control development: three of WPF?s most challenging concepts. You?ll learn how to choose the right WPF features for every programming challenge, and use those features far more creatively and effectively.

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If you want to build truly outstanding WPF applications, this is the book that will get you there.

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• Master the patterns and techniques you need to build state-of-the-art WPF applications
• Write more powerful and effective applications that reflect a deep understanding of WPF?s design philosophy
• Learn how WPF has evolved, and take full advantage of its growing sophistication
• Make the most of advanced declarative programming techniques
• Leverage IScrollInfo, virtualization, control theming, and other complex features
• Build more powerful interactivity into your WPF applications
• Create more visual software with 3D elements, custom animations, and shader effects
• Optimize WPF application performance in real-world environments
• Master design patterns for organizing your controls more effectively

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Category:?.NET Programming / WPF

Covers:?Windows Presentation Foundation

User Level:?Intermediate?Advanced

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