Expression Blend 2 and WPF Applications
Sunday, June 08 2008 - expression-blend
Over the last few days I have decided to start a small business application to assist in growing my skills. I was going to end up doing something in a Windows Forms Application, but decided that I should have a go at WPF.
A few weeks ago I went to the Remix Event here in Melbourne and because of that I now have a copy of the Expression studio, so why not install and give it a go.
Well today I did that and have started to play around with it just to see what it can do. What I have found is that it is actually quite easy to pick up. But I do know that there is a lot I still need to find out about the system.
One of the things that I will have to get used to is the different types of controls that are included, I will have to look around to see what other controls are out there as I go, but for the moment the controls that are included should be enough.
So far I have created a small RSS Reader that is bound to the XML of the feed, as well as a small sample application that links into the ASP.Net membership system for security. Using this security system I will be able to use the same code for both Web and Windows Based applications.
Maybe later in the week I might give a small Silverlight Application a go.
