B. What Is XAML?

Wouldn’t it be great if we had a simple, easy-to-interpret language to represent the most complex tasks in life? Whether it’s fixing a car, doing taxes, or performing minor rocket science, the skills and concepts behind some tasks are only within reach for a select few.

Fortunately, in the world of Silverlight, we do have such a language—one that’s intuitive enough to read and understand right out of the box, and to enable designers, information architects, and developers to all work in the same space and be a part of the process. Xtensible Application Markup Language, more commonly known as XAML (pronounced zam-el), is the foundation of a Silverlight or WPF application. XAML represents the user interface of an application from ...

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