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If you're developing software, should you use old-fashioned but reliable WinForms, or the exciting new concept, WPF?
- Windows Forms or WPF? (this blog)
- WinForms or WPF from the Developer's Point of View
- WinForms or WPF - from a Project Manager's Viewpoint
Posted by Andy Brown on 23 March 2012
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Windows Forms or WPF?
You're starting a new forms-based IT project. What development platform should you use? The choices are:
| Platform | Notes |
|---|---|
| WinForms | Also called Windows Forms, this is the successor to VB6, and has been around for some time now. |
| WPF | Short for Windows Presentation Foundation, the new technology from Microsoft for creating forms-based applications. |
Personally, I'm not sure I'd choose either, but that's because I think website applications are easier to maintain and release.
Rather than trawl through the differences between WinForms and WPF, I thought I'd approach the question from 2 different vantage points: that of the developer and the manager for the project. Let's start with the developer.
- Windows Forms or WPF? (this blog)
- WinForms or WPF from the Developer's Point of View
- WinForms or WPF - from a Project Manager's Viewpoint