Chapter 1. Introducing XAML

In this chapter:

Object-oriented and service-oriented programming models (along with language- and environment-independent features) lie at the core of the .NET Framework architecture. Since the release of .NET Framework 3.0, Microsoft has added several important components to support the unified programming and deployment model:

  • A presentation layer. Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)

  • A messaging and communication services layer. Windows Communication Foundation (WCF)

  • Workflow management. Windows Workflow Foundation (WF)

You use the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) framework libraries ...

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