WPF Client Development

In case you haven't heard, the .Net FX 3.5 Service Pack 1 and VS 2008 Service Pack 1 have been released! The VS 2008 Express Edition with SP1 is also available here . In addition to providing bug fixes, the update also includes a number of new WPF features. Read More...

If you ever debug WPF elements or use the QuickWatch feature in VS, I suggest you try out Mole . It’s a visualizer similar to Snoop, allowing you to view the visual/logical trees, as well as an extended set of properties, directly from VS. I was Read More...

If you are trying to write an application in WPF that separates the UI from the underlying business logic (otherwise known as Model-View patterns), you may have noticed that some of the features in WPF don't always make that easy. Commands are an example Read More...

It's been a while since my last post, so I figured I'd write something I just recently had to work on: user settings. In many client applications, you quickly run into the need to store application or user settings. There are a few options on how to do Read More...

If you're passionate about WPF, or even if you're just curious to learn more about WPF, we have a few software engineering positions opened on the test team. Here's a link to a post by Ivo Manolov, Test Manager for WPF, with a list of positions currently Read More...

The third major update of WPF has just been released as a Beta, as part of the .Net Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 Beta. Here's a few links to blogs that have more detail: Scott’s Blog [VP] http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2008/05/12/visual-studio-2008-and-net-framework-3-5-service-pack-1-beta.aspx Read More...