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copied!<p>WPF has a steep learning curve, don't get dis-heartened it's brilliant, but it has so many nooks and corners that it'll take a while to get comfortable. For a start there's a really good blogging community at <a href="http://wpfdisciples.wordpress.com/" rel="noreferrer">WPFDisciples</a> all of these are worth reading. <a href="http://www.codeplex.com/site/search?projectSearchText=wpf" rel="noreferrer">Codeplex</a> has some good libaries for 3D, physics engines etc and reverse engineering others code is a good way to learn.</p> <p>A couple of good books are <a href="http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0672328917" rel="noreferrer">Windows Presentation Foundation Unleashed</a> and Petzold's <a href="http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0735619573" rel="noreferrer">Applications = code + markup</a> is one of the few books/places that doesn't preach that everything has to be done in Xaml</p> <p>An area that takes some getting used to is <a href="http://geekswithblogs.net/shahed/archive/2007/10/08/115938.aspx" rel="noreferrer">binding</a>, lots of stuff out there but it can be complex, and it's a <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/mikehillberg/archive/2006/09/14/WpfTraceSources.aspx" rel="noreferrer">impossible to debug until you have the magic knowledge</a>. Binding in WPF isn't just about data, it's about linking all UI elements and behaviours together - it's really important.</p> <p>Finally you have a choice between Silverlight and WPF, they're not the same. Although Silverlight is a good sub set of WPF, there are certain things you just can't do. </p> <p>Finally Finally if you have a graphic design, artist background try using <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/expression/products/Overview.aspx?key=blend" rel="noreferrer">Blend</a>, not VS it's a much better tool for those who are visually aware.</p>

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