Michael Sorens: Essential Tools for the WPF Novice
Love this post by Michael Sorens about some essential tools.
Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) is simultaneously enticing and intimidating. It offers potential for amazing flexibility in UI design but there is a mountain of learning to climb. At the time of writing I am still very much in the foothills, gazing upward. This is my second article on WPF wherein I attempt to give both you and me a “leg up” on the WPF climb from a unique perspective. In this article I present a collection of little known but useful utility applications that can assist you as you learn and develop WPF code.
He dives into:
- SDK XAML Browser
- XamlT (TypeExplorer) – something I did back in 2007.
- Gradient Editor
- Snoop Visual WPF Debugger
- Windows Forms to XAML – i’ve recently pointed to this also
- DumpControlTemplate
- SDK + Sample Viewer
- XamlPad and its Successors – great write up of the pros/cons of XamlPad, XamlPadX, XAML Cruncher, Kaxaml, XamlPad Sample, XamlHack.
Thanks Michael – great write up and analysis! Definitely worth a read if you live in a XAML universe…