Microsoft provides two development tools for WPF applications. One is Visual Studio, made for developers and the other is Expression Blend made for designers. While Visual Studio is good in code and XAML editing, it has a rare support for all the graphical stuff like gradients, template editing, animation, etc. This is the point where Expression Blend comes in. Blend covers the graphical part very well but it has (still) rare support for code and XAML editing.
So the conclusion is that you will need both of them.
Visual Studio is the tool for developers to develop WPF applications. It includes a graphical designer for WPF since version 2008. If you're using Visual Studio 2005 you can install an add-on that enables you to develop WPF applications.
Microsoft provides a free Express Edition of Visual Studio that also includes the WPF designer. You can download it from the following URL
Expression Blend is the tool for designers. It's part of the Expression Studio, a new tool suite from Microsoft especially created for user experience designers. Blend covers all the missing features of the Visual Studio designer like styling, templating, animations, 3D graphics, resources and gradients.
In the latest Version it also includes a powerful prototyping tool called SketchFlow. Expression Blend can open solution files created by visual studio.
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| Rajagopal | |
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| Commented on 20.November 2009 |
| thanks alot christian.. this is a great site, im started my wpf learning using ur site.
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| muthuvijayan | |
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| Commented on 25.November 2009 |
good site nice work man!
<a href="http://dotnetpgm.blogspot.com">http://dotnetpgm.blogspot.com</a>
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| Robert | |
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| Commented on 25.November 2009 |
| Do you need Expressions Blend to build WPF/Silverlight applications? Or is it just to create really elaborate graphical designs and animations.
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| Robert | |
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| Commented on 25.November 2009 |
| Do you need Expressions Blend to build WPF/Silverlight applications? Or is it just to create really elaborate graphical designs and animations.
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| xxx | |
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| Commented on 5.December 2009 |
| good site nice work man!
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| viji india | |
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| Commented on 9.December 2009 |
| It was really good site to know the basics of what WPF...
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| manju | |
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| Commented on 16.December 2009 |
| it is really good site. for learning new user
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| rhiry | |
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| Commented on 21.December 2009 |
Hi christian..
what a different WPF in C# or in visual basic...?
thanks :)
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| jaaiieo | |
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| Commented on 22.December 2009 |
| yea good me think you good job on it ok
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| Mostafa | |
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| Commented on 5.January 2010 |
Hi very good site.I Have a questionn about use blend projects in visual studio2008(specially c#.net Winform).
Can u help me please?
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| Muthu Vijayan | |
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| Commented on 8.January 2010 |
Nice tutorial for WPF
<a href="http://www.dotnetpgm.co.cc">http://www.dotnetpgm.co.cc</a>
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| srilu | |
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| Commented on 12.January 2010 |
| Good tutorial for first time wpf developer.
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| alex | |
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| Commented on 13.January 2010 |
| Hi! I have a question... Is it possible to use wpf for web developtment or it is intended to be used for desktop applications?...
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| Jisha | |
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| Commented on 15.January 2010 |
| Good tutorial
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| Mayura | |
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| Commented on 21.January 2010 |
| Thanks Christian ...Really nice material..:)
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| Commented on 22.January 2010 |
| thanks
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| mak | |
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| Commented on 4.February 2010 |
| it is fantastic article.
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| Ram | |
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| Commented on 11.February 2010 |
| very good site for beginners. Thanks!
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| vivek | |
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| Commented on 11.February 2010 |
| informative
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| siva | |
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| Commented on 16.February 2010 |
| excellant efforts
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| Kiran | |
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| Commented on 25.February 2010 |
| Great Christian, I really found what i am looking for WPF
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| Debabrata | |
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| Commented on 26.February 2010 |
| Thanks the information is pretty understandable.
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| Dmitry Kunilov | |
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| Commented on 26.February 2010 |
| Please update the article to reflect the fact that there is no official WPF add-on for Visual Studio 2005, and you have to use VS2008. See http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vswpfdesigner/thread/f9e7b144-5b2a-4c3d-a6e9-95d5bac52f42/
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| Usman | |
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| Commented on 10.March 2010 |
This information is really very helpful for me....
But it will be more convenient for me that if you can provide me .pdf file of this complete stuff. Thanks
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| anish eapen | |
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| Commented on 11.March 2010 |
| Thanks man.... I am using this as a WPF Bible ..... I like the navigation.... but would suggest to add more content in terms of code....
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