Summary

This brief introduction to XAML shows you the direction in which the programming community is heading, not just for Microsoft-based technologies but other technologies as well. Instead of working in traditional code-such as C#, Visual Basic, or Java-new emphasis is being placed on declarative languages that are interpreted to code in the compilation process. XAML is one of these declarative languages. All declarative languages, whether ASP.NET, XAML, or any other, are using XML to represent the language.

As you have seen throughout this book, XML is powerful. It is one thing to learn the basic rules of syntax for XML-it is another to apply it to the technologies which make use of the XML specification. It's these XML-based technologies that are changing the world of IT.