Do you prefer a Grid of ContentControl elements?

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Published on 2010-02-09T00:54:13Z Indexed on 2010/04/10 10:03 UTC
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Today I am led to say for the greatest level of flexibility using a Grid of ContentControl elements is the way to go. Are there any caveats coming for choosing this strategy? (Note that, of course, I am not referring to the DataGrid or the GridView of a ListView.)

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