From the course: Windows Presentation Foundation 5: Interaction and Controls

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- [Instructor] We have looked at a lot of aspects of WPF framework elements and controls in this course. Controls are at the heart of the UI system in WPF, there is still much to learn. First off, learn more about data binding. This powerful feature simplifies the creation of forms over data applications. Once you decide that data binding really is useful, you'll want to change a presentation design pattern. In WPF, the top pattern used by developers is Model-View-ViewModel, or MVVM. This pattern was created based on the features included in WPF like data binding, data templates, and the command system. Another reason to learn MVVM is because variations of it are found in other frameworks, like Universal Windows Apps and AngularJS. WPF has a wide range of controls for displaying a list of data. You'll find familiar elements in this family. A list box and combo box, the data grid and tree view. These are fantastic in binding scenarios, especially when combined with the concept of data…

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