WPF Seasons Greetings!!! - A code sample from Andy ONeill

As a bonus featured article for today, we're taking a look at Andy ONeill's...

WPF: Seasons Greetings

  

In this article, Andy takes you on a tour to build an animated greeting card in WPF!

Andy's introduction helps explain the values you'll get if you build this sample:

The sample which goes along with this partly exists just as a bit of fun. Even an animated greetings card has little direct use beyond warming the hearts of people looking at it. You can download the sample from the TechNet Gallery. There are a number of techniques used in the sample that WPF developers might find useful in rather more serious applications. Flashy animating adverts or notifications spring to mind. It also illustrates some problem areas a developer may want to avoid.

  

You can also download the sample from TechNet Gallery.

Here is what your final program will look like:

  

So get to it!

WPF: Seasons Greetings

    

I hope everyone had a great Christmas and Holiday Season, and that you all have a wonderful New Year's Day!

  

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