OpenExpressApp的UI现在是使用WPF，所以熟悉WPF是必须的，以下我将可能用到的一些相关内容随时记录下来，以备查阅。此篇文章将不断更新，感兴趣的可以看看，也欢迎大家补充。

Debugging and Development Utilities

• XAML Power Toys
• Mole for Visual Studio
• Snoop - A collection of visual debugging helpers
• StyleSnooper - View styles of controls
• Show me the template
• ProtoXAML - A stencil UI skin for WPF paper prototypes
• Crack.NET - A runtime debugging and scripting tool to access internals of .NET applications

Application Quality

• 提供一个如何生成高质量应用程序的指导
  
  • WPF Application Quality Guide
  • WPF Model-View-ViewModel Toolkit
  • the WPF Performance Guide documents
• 为自动化测试和监控提供可重要的API库
  
  • TestApi
  • WPF Control Verifier v0.1
• 帮助生成和调试应用程序和组件的工具
  
  • WPF Performance Suite

XAML Editors

• KaXaml:很好用的Xaml编辑器
• XAML Pad
• XAML PadX (extended)
• XAML Hack

OpenSource

Controls

Data Grids

• DataGrid：微软的DataGrid控件
• A Versatile TreeView for WPF：对象树形控件

Dock

• Avalon Dock：泊靠控件

Effects

• Transitionals - Framework to transition between screens.

Multimedia

• Webcam Control
• WPF Media Kit - DVD Player, DirectShow, WebCam

Misc

• WPF Toolkit
• WPF Contrib
• Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)

WPF - Third Party Controls

Framework

OpenExpressApp：应用平台

patterns & practices: Composite WPF and Silverlight：UI组合框架

Caliburn: An Application Framework for WPF and Silverlight：UI应用框架

Catharsis：ASP.MVC应用框架

Cinch : MVVM框架

XAML Converters

• Adobe Illustrator XAML Export Plugin
• Adobe Photoshop to XAML Converter
• Blender XAML Export Plugin
• Lightwave XAML Export Plugin
• Visio XAML Export
• 3D Studio Max to XAML Converter
• Maya to XAML Converter
• Flash to XAML Converter
• SVG to XAML Converter
• WMF/EMF to XAML Converter

Graphical WPF Designers

• Mobiform Aurora XAML Designer
• ZAM 3D (3D XAML Tool by Electric Rain)

其他

• WPF Localization Guidance

• Microsoft Reference Source Code Center:微软.Net框架源码
  

学习站点

• wpftutorial 
• codeproject