Chapter 3. C#, XAML, and Object-Oriented Programming
C# and the .NET Framework
The basics of XAML
In this chapter, I am give an overview of the programming languages C# and XAML (Extensible Application Markup Language). I will give you a little bit of background on the origins of each language and then explain in more detail how they interact to create Silverlight applications. Finally, I have you create a new Silverlight application, and you do a little bit of basic Object-Oriented Programming (OOP). So with that, let's get started and discuss the very robust language known as C# (pronounced see-sharp).
C# and the .NET Framework
C# is a very robust ...
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