I will sit for 70-502 Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Windows Presentation Foundation exam when it is released. Looking at the breadth of WPF I expect this exam to be a tough one. In whatever time I get besides consulting, I am preparing for this exam. Other than reading some very good WPF books, I am also spending time with online resources to refresh and gain deeper understanding of WPF. In these posts I am sharing those links. I have tried to map resources with skills measured by the exam as listed in preparation guide. Hope this post and others in the series will be helpful.

Before we get into the exam objectives, it is advisable to understand what WPF is all about. Following links provide a good base. Do not worry if content of these articles bounces over you at this stage. By reading them you will get a broad understanding of WPF and its capabilities.

1. Introduction to Windows Presentation Foundation
2. Getting Started with Windows Presentation Foundation

Creating a WPF Application

This is perhaps the easiest of all skills. Creating WPF Applications is similar to creating any other application in Visual Studio. You start by clicking File –> New –> Project and select the appropriate template for your application. For WPF following templates are available through Visual Studio:

1. WPF Application
2. WPF User Control Library
3. WPF Browser Application (also known as XBAP)
4. WPF Custom Control Library 

Select an application type

1. Comparing WPF applications and XBAP - What’s the difference?

Configure event handling

1. Events
2. Adding Event handlers for controls in WPF (XAML) applications
3. WPF: A Beginners guide part 3 of n

Configure commands

1. Commanding Overview
2. Input and Commands How-to-Topics
3. WPF: A Beginners guide part 3 of n

Configure page-based navigation

1. Navigation Overview
2. Navigation in Windows Presentation Foundation Applications

Configure application settings

1. Get the Command Line Arguments
2. Client Application Services (I don’t know if this will be included in WPF exam, still worth a read)

Manage application responsiveness

1. Threading Model

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