Access TemplatedElements in CustomControl

How to access TemplatedElements in CustomControl?

Override OnApplyTemplate in the .cs file. Its called everytime a template is applied to a control

public override void OnApplyTenplate()

{
base.OnApplyTemplate();

var textblock= GetTemplateChild("Name Of Part") as TextBlock;

textblock.Text="hello";

}

How to get two way binding with Template Binding in WPF

Template Binding by default doesnt support Two Way binding.
If you still need to have it, here's the workaround:

<TextBox Text="{Binding Text, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}"/>

Free programming books

http://www.toptal.com/software/toptal-s-list-of-top-free-programming-books

Everything you wanted to know about Dynamo object - Building C# objects dynamically

http://radar.oreilly.com/2015/07/building-c-objects-dynamically.html

WPF ItemsControl

http://www.dotnetcurry.com/wpf/1160/wpf-itemscontrol-fundamentals-part1

No shake on hover

http://blog.falafel.com/stop-the-shake-when-adding-a-border-on-hover/

VS2015 Extensions

http://timsneath.azurewebsites.net/vs2015-top-extensions-csharp-essentials/?_sm_au_=iMVMS5MkQM7PHDM5