Windows Presentation Foundation is "the most significant technology to come out of Microsoft. Ever." according to Mark Miller. We've all seen the demos of Visual Studio 2008 with Blend to create breathtaking UIs, but what is under the hood? Is WPF useful to the average developer cranking out WinForms applications for internal corporate use? To answer this question we will take a close look at WPF code - without Design Mode or Blend. Warning: This is a no Technotainment Zone!

Presented by Michael Neel

Michael C. Neel is a Digital Media Developer at Jewelry Television and independent consultant at ViNull Software. He serves as board member and Vice President for the East Tennessee .Net Users Group (ETNUG) in Knoxville, TN and organizes Knoxville's developer conference "CodeStock" (http://CodeStock.org). Michael has been published in asp.netPro magazine and continues to publish .NET focused articles at his website. An active Microsoft MVP, ASPInsider, and speaker, Michael regularly travels to all of the states surrounding Tennessee. You can find out more about Michael at his website http://ViNull.com