XAML
"Zammel", the eXtensible Application Markup Language is a universal
format for describing user interfaces, for RDA (Rich Desktop Applications)
and RIA (Rich Internet Applications).
This language is easy to use, and a loot of tools are provided to build programs
using it for the interface.
Tutorial
We have started a tutorial of XAML for various development environments.
Articles
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Web programmers need for standards. After XMLHttpRequest (first available in 2000 on Internet Explorer 5) and Ajax (popularized in 2005), XAML could be the next step, but it was missing a runtime to run on any computer. Silverlight is this tool that allows to run RIA on several browsers and operating systems
More information and tools
- The XAML language. Description in the Encyclopedia of Programming Languages.
- Inkscape. Since the 0.46 version, this vectorial program is compatible with XAML.