Re: Hello again + Windows app development

Brad Wilson <[email protected]> Fri, 9 Nov 2012 06:56:16 -0800
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It depends on how you define "dead".

In terms of expecting innovation from Microsoft, it's dead. In terms of
people writing apps with it, it's quite alive.


On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 6:38 AM, Chris Sells <csells-MTuqIxyGj3nAKuVPhbf8BAC/[email protected]>wrote=
:

>
>
>  WPF is not dead. At Telerik, we=E2=80=99re seeing a slump in SL but an i=
ncrease
> in WPF.****
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* [email protected] [mailto:
> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *serdar
> *Sent:* Thursday, November 08, 2012 8:25 PM
> *To:* [email protected]
> *Subject:* [OT] Hello again + Windows app development****
>
> ** **
>
>   ****
>
> Hi all,
> I haven't been on these forums for several years and only came about it b=
y
> accidentally signing into my yahoo mail! It's great to see that
> win_tech_off_topic is still around and active (think this was created bac=
k
> in the DevelopMentor days, right?), anyway.. enough nostalgia or else I m=
ay
> have to get some Kleenex out :)
>
> Following on from Stoyan's recent post on a WPF Book I was a bit surprise=
d
> to hear that WPF is essentially dead. If one were to write a Windows app
> targeting Windows 7 & Windows 8 today what framework would one choose?
>
> Cheers,
> Serdar****
>
> ****
>
>
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      <p>It depends on how you define &quot;dead&quot;.<div><br></div><div>=
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<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 6:38 AM, Chris Se=
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<b>Subject:</b> [OT] Hello again + Windows app development<u></u><u></u></s=
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<p>Hi all,<br>
I haven&#39;t been on these forums for several years and only came about it=
 by accidentally signing into my yahoo mail! It&#39;s great to see that win=
_tech_off_topic is still around and active (think this was created back in =
the DevelopMentor days, right?), anyway..
 enough nostalgia or else I may have to get some Kleenex out :)<br>
<br>
Following on from Stoyan&#39;s recent post on a WPF Book I was a bit surpri=
sed to hear that WPF is essentially dead. If one were to write a Windows ap=
p targeting Windows 7 &amp; Windows 8 today what framework would one choose=
?<br>


<br>
Cheers,<br>
Serdar<u></u><u></u></p>
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