XAML Guidelines released!
One of the most frequently asked questions from WPF practitioners is “What are the recommended practices for organizing a WPF project?” When I hear this question, I shrug my shoulders and answer “It depends; every project is different”. I still feel that is the accurate answer, but a slightly more useful answer for those new to the platform is to share some of the common practices, and let them select the ones that fit their project
Jaime Rodriquez just released the MUST READ XAML Guidelines! If you ever struggled with some of the following questions:
- How should I structure my solution folders
- x:Name vs Name
- Should I name all my elements even if I do not reference them from the code-behind
- Static vs Dynamic resources
- xmlns prefix best practices
- Implicit vs Explicit styles
And much more…
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Also check out the channel 9 interviews
XAML Guidelines, Part 1
Ever wonder how the experts organize their XAML-based projects?
With the help of Jaime Rodriguez, the WPF guy on my team, we've put together a 3 part video series on XAML Guidelines. The videos along with a whitepaper available at the end of this week answer questions like "How do you structure your application?" "How do you work across disciplines?" and more.
In this episode, Jaime interviews the trifecta from Identity Mine - Jonathan Russ (developer), Nathan Dunlap (integrator) and Jared Potter (designer).
XAML Guidelines, Part 2
As a follow-up to part 1, Jaime Rodriguez meets up with Unni Ravindranathan from the Expression Blend team. They open the source code project for Blend inside of Blend (endless loop? possibly, but it works). With the code open, Unni explains their project structure, their naming conventions, how they organize their resources and more.
