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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ali | |
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Commented on 4.June 2011 |
Tank you!
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Wow | |
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Commented on 13.June 2011 |
Wow nice! I want to learn wpf.
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balaraman | |
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Commented on 15.June 2011 |
its nice information its very very easy to understand that you presented
sooooooo thank full to you
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sekhar | |
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Commented on 16.June 2011 |
Very Nice Articles for beginners
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sarath | |
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Commented on 16.June 2011 |
good one...
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Jamil Akhtar | |
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Commented on 23.June 2011 |
Very good website for giving initial and advance knowledge of WPF and how to implement in any Application.
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Datla | |
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Commented on 24.June 2011 |
Really nice info,
why dont you add next page/previous page button.
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Sedat | |
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Commented on 3.July 2011 |
Coole Website:
Werde jetzt mal den Inhalt checken.
Für Studierende oder Recherchierend wären "Next" und "Previous"-Buttons 'ne coole Sache.
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alireza | |
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Commented on 9.July 2011 |
thanks a lot
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Siva | |
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Commented on 9.July 2011 |
Thanks!!!
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satyawan | |
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Commented on 12.July 2011 |
good one...
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Ivan | |
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Commented on 14.July 2011 |
User-friendly and interesting site indeed! ZELJKO legendo
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Andrew | |
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Commented on 17.July 2011 |
Nice work. I want more :-)
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Sagar | |
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Commented on 20.July 2011 |
thanks..i m trying to learn WPF and this is so helpfull
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Zeeda | |
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Commented on 20.July 2011 |
it is realy good
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Sanjay | |
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Commented on 21.July 2011 |
Hi moser, your site looks awesome.Iam new to the wpf ..i have one query in my mind can we develop both offline and web application by using wpf???
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Akshatha | |
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Commented on 28.July 2011 |
Indeed a Good Site To Start Off With WPF..Thanks :)
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Neelam Sharma | |
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Commented on 1.August 2011 |
Great Job!!! Kindly post some tutorials for learning .net framework 3.5
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Jonathan | |
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Commented on 7.August 2011 |
Looking forward to it. Thanks for putting this together!
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Saroj | |
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Commented on 5.September 2011 |
Nice Tutorial...Thank you..
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Rushyendra | |
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Commented on 13.September 2011 |
Nice Article.Easy to understand...
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Mai VÄ©nh... | |
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Commented on 14.September 2011 |
Thanks! I'll enjoy!
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Ramya | |
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Commented on 16.September 2011 |
Good article for beginners.
Thank you:)
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Hanan | |
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Commented on 16.September 2011 |
thank you ,it is good for beginners,it makes me to complete the following
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Santosh | |
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Commented on 22.September 2011 |
Awesome tutorial
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