DoRon Motter Development Lead Microsoft Corporation 4/20/2018 5:52 AM CL30 Microsoft Expression Blend 3 for Developers: Tips, Tricks and Best Practices DoRon Motter Development Lead Microsoft Corporation © 2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

Tips and Tricks: For Developers 4/20/2018 5:52 AM Expression Blend 3 Design and build compelling user experiences for the web and desktop Tips and Tricks: For Developers Focused on production of user experiences Deep knowledge of the .NET platform .NET workflow involves editing XAML/code Less familiar with Blend © 2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

Designers and Developers Building rich .NET user experiences underpinned by solid software design requires a clean separation of code and markup Define most app interactivity in XAML (not code) Blend.sln: ~480K lines of C#, ~96K lines of XAML Better in Blend: Rich Design Surface Template Editing and Creation Visual State Manager Designing for and with data Animation Brush Editing Behaviors Complex Layouts

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Additional Resources Expression Blend 2 Tips and Tricks http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/PC47/ Expression Blend and Design blog http://blogs.msdn.com/expression/ Expression Tips http://expression.microsoft.com/en-us/cc789358.aspx Try Expression Studio 3 http://www.microsoft.com/expression/try-it/

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