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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| Formulaone87 | |
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| Commented on 29.May 2010 |
| Great job.... Well done...
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| Mohana Arun | |
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| Commented on 7.June 2010 |
Superb....
This site is very helpful to learn and work on WPF.
Similarly, can anyone suggest a site for Silverlight.
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| Mohana Arun | |
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| Commented on 7.June 2010 |
Superb....
This site is very helpful to learn and work on WPF.
Similarly, can anyone suggest a site for Silverlight.
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| vikas rana | |
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| Commented on 11.June 2010 |
Superb....
This site is very helpful to learn and work on WPF.
Similarly, can anyone suggest a site for Silverlight,flash file system.
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| vikas rana | |
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| Commented on 11.June 2010 |
Superb....
This site is very helpful to learn and work on WPF.
Similarly, can anyone suggest a site for Silverlight,flash file system.
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| nasib | |
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| Commented on 23.June 2010 |
hi...
i want to learn wpf. i am beginner here.
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| Rushin | |
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| Commented on 2.July 2010 |
| excellent content for beginers.......
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| Mangesh Singh | |
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| Commented on 6.July 2010 |
| Very good site for beginners but Looks is very bad..Please change website look to professional.It looks like a game site so please ease change website look.
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| Mahesh | |
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| Commented on 9.July 2010 |
| Great work. This is very good site for beginners.
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| HumanBlade | |
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| Commented on 11.July 2010 |
| hey, was wondering if you knew of any OSS solutions for WPF interoperability and/or design? Kinda wanna get off MS's dick, Loving these tutes, the pacing especially.
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| I am reading
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| virendra | |
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| Commented on 16.July 2010 |
| its really vool for beginer.
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| pavan | |
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| Commented on 16.July 2010 |
| Please give me link for download WPF performance Suit for this Training (vs 2010 expression). thnk u
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| pavan | |
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| Commented on 16.July 2010 |
| Please give me link for download WPF performance Suit for this Training (vs 2010 expression). I am using Windows XP OS. Please suggest me. thnk u.
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| Chi Thanh... | |
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| Commented on 16.July 2010 |
| So good! Thanks
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| Chi Thanh... | |
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| Commented on 16.July 2010 |
| So good! Thanks
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| Vishal | |
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| Commented on 22.July 2010 |
| Thanks a ton , this is a great!!!
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| Bikash | |
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| Commented on 27.July 2010 |
| Thanks a lot for your great job and nice page design too!!!!!!!!!!
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| Boopathi | |
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| Commented on 28.July 2010 |
| Thanks a ton! Your article is really nice!!! Keep-it-up!!!
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| bindu | |
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| Commented on 2.August 2010 |
| hey this iste is really simple and very cool to learn WPF...thanks
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| Huémac | |
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| Commented on 3.August 2010 |
This site is great.
Thanks :)
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| Commented on 17.August 2010 |
UI designing is this much of easy....!!!!!
Simple and worth full...
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| Commented on 20.August 2010 |
| It would be great if u provide source code to Download.
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| Commented on 23.August 2010 |
COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT AT ITS FINEST!!!!!!!!!
MOSER IS GREASY AS HELL
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| Commented on 26.August 2010 |
Thanks a ton! Your article is really nice.
It would be great if u provide source code to Download.
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