XAML

I am a bit confused about this whole XAML thing. At first, I only heard about XAML from Microsoft, so I thought it was really something that "belonged" to Avalon (and Longhorn, at first, before WinFX). But then I bumped into some information about MyXaml and other related implementations of XAML.

Just what is XAML anyway? Can anyone direct me towards some decent information that I could read through to get a better understanding of it all?

Will Microsoft provide a visual XAML designer, like we currently have for Windows and Web Forms?

Thanks!

XAML is actually an open standard. So technically, anyone could write to it or for it.

DonXML did a good intro on XAML on his blog:
http://donxml.com/allthingstechie/archive/2004/11/28/1550.aspx

XAML from a standards point of view
http://www.devx.com/webdev/Article/20834

Another XAML link for good measure.

http://xaml.net/

Regards,
Frank

How open is open? True open standards are ones that are not controlled by a single (or several big) commercial entity. Something approved by the W3c or ISO.

As it is Windows and for Avalon (i.e. only XP and beyond) it is not really open.

sbc wrote:

As it is Windows and for Avalon (i.e. only XP and beyond) it is not really open.

The standard and an implementation are two different things.

XAML is a way of describing an object model. The most common usage, at the moment, is defining Avalon GUIs but that is by no means the only use you could put it to.

From what I understand, XAML is essentially XML that maps tag elements to classes... I'd type more, but I'm studying

This summs up my response...

http://www.jazzynupe.net/Community/blog/archive/2005/03/18/1050.aspx

I may be slightly off but I don't think by much...

XAML is primarily used in UI designs, but not necessarily so. Don Box and Chris Anderson created a Command line app using XAML...