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XAML in a Nutshell Lori A. MacVittie
Publisher: O'Reilly Media

In the past few months, we have been trying to market Fayde to fellow developers. Along the way, we realized that most people are confused by the idea. Hopefully, I can clarify the idea, dispel any misconceptions, and bring support to this project. In a nutshell, you create a "transaction" or an "event" and give it a name. When Microsoft releases Windows Vista, the new operating system will support applications that employ graphics now used by computer games--clear, stunning, and active. The VSA allows you to coordinate states completely in XAML. The first and foremost purpose of Fayde is to provide .. That's it in a nutshell and it's one of those forehead-slapping, duh, why-didn't-I-think-of-that kind of things! Productivity and portability benefits. XAML in a Nutshell covers everything necessary to design user interfaces and .NET applications that take advantage of WPF. So what's new in terms of XAML controls for WPF and Silverlight in this release? Here's the skinny: Doughnut Chart: New control! In a nutshell, the engine will be able to compile specifically-target javascript ahead-of-time (AOT). If you're familiar with HTML (or even XML) syntax, XAML UI layouts won't phase you. In fact, in my usage of XAML I've noticed that Microsoft have made things incredibly simple when declaring UI's.