Designing User Experiences
Although I can't go into too much depth here about designing user experiences, it's worth touching on the concept anyway, because it's something you will often hear about when XAML-based technologies are being discussed.
Traditionally, developers have an inherent focus on function over form when it comes to designing applications—that is, ensuring that they work as per the specifications rather than focusing on how they look and behave. However, there is a big push nowadays for producing applications that are not only functional but also a pleasure for the user to use—software that works the way that the user works, rather than making the user work the way that it works. From the wish to achieve this outcome, the process ...
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