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XAML, but it Microsoft-specific. While not completely uniform its use does extend across desktop and mobile. I wouldn't make the argument that it's intuitive or

XAML, but it Microsoft-specific. While not completely uniform its use does extend across desktop and mobile. I wouldn't make the argument that it's intuitive or simple, but it is powerful.

pjmlp 7y ago
JavaFX and QML are pretty much based on XAML.
- zaphirplane 7y ago
  Xaml and Javafx where released within 6 months of each other I kinda expect parallel implementation rather than copying. Just form the dates in Wikipedia
  - pjmlp 7y ago
    JavaFX was initially J3, and then it was rebooted into XAML like. Also you're forgetting Longhorn SDK was available as preview before the project was canned. But yeah just conspiracy theories from my side.
  - Marazan 7y ago
    MXML. The Markup system for Adobe Flex is almost certainly the inspiration for both.
zamalek 7y ago
WPF is open source[1], but there isn't any effort to port it as far as I know. WPF also had a few warts compared to Silverlight. [1]: https://github.com/dotnet/wpf/ https://github.com/dotnet/wpf/