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WPF Control Development Unleashed

posted Wed 25 Mar 09

The proverbial cat has been let out of the bag and Amazon.com and other book store web sites are now showing pre-orders for a new book entitled, "WPF Control Development Unleashed". Coincidentally enough, I happen to be one of the authors of this book. The real genius behind this project is Pavan Podila, a Microsoft MVP and WPF veteran. He doesn't like being called a guru but he has powers that can make WPF submit to his will that I have never seen on any other developer. My role on this project has been something like that of a muse... I try and tap directly into Pavan's brain and make the information contained therein accessible, easy-to-read, and enjoyable. My goal is to make it so that reading this book from cover to cover will be both pleasant and informative.

 

This book isn't like most reference books that start you at the beginning with a bunch of "Hello World" samples and then when you finally get to the end of the book you're still doing "Hello World", you're just doing it in infinitely more complex ways. Instead, this book aims to teach you how WPF really works and what it looks like under the hood. Without all the lipstick and eyeliner, what really makes WPF tick? Using that knowledge, you can then make absolutely incredible controls that will please your users, shorten your development time, and make your applications more solid, more reliable, and easier to maintain.

So what are you waiting for? Go pre-order it already!

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1. Ann left...

Dear Kevin! Thanks for the book and the release! I'll buy it for sure! I'd like to share article with you and maybe you get some new ideas for your forthcoming books here http://techzone.enterra-inc.com/architecture/al gorythm-of-defining-plain-polygon-signature-point/ glad if you find it as interesting as I think!


2. Jason Schluter left...
Tue 28 Jul 09 9:27 am

I've got your C# evolution book and want to upgrade the app to entities. Are you available for pointers?


3. Kevin Hoffman left...
Tue 28 Jul 09 9:38 am

Sure, either e-mail me through this blog or leave your e-mail here (modified against spam-bots of course) and I can get back to you.


4. Jason Schluter left...
Wed 29 Jul 09 1:25 am :: http://www.blender3dlive.com

contact@ the site given. e.g contact@blend....

Just want some advice on the process and any pointers as to what to watch out on. Thanks.


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