WPF) is a graphical subsystem for rendering user interfaces in Windows-based applications. WPF employs XAML, a derivative of XML, to define and link various UI elements. WPF applications can be deployed as standalone desktop programs, or hosted as an embedded object in a website. Silverlight ...
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Why don’t UI frameworks use generics?
One way of looking at type safety is that it adds automatic tests all over your code that stop some things breaking in some ways. One of the tools that helps this in .NET is generics.
However, both ...
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Which topics do I need to research to enable me to complete my self-assigned “Learning Project”?
I want to continue learning C#. I've read parts of a few books recommended on here and the language is feeling more familiar by the day.
I'd like to tackle a mid-sized personal project to take my ...
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MFC and WPF similarities
What are the similarities between MFC and WPF?
Is it worthy to learn MFC before WPF?
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Databinding to an Entity Framework in WPF
Is it good to use databinding to Entity Framework's Entity in WPF?
I created a singleton entity framework context:
To have only have 1 connection and it won't open and close all the time.
So I can ...
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Creating Compelling Desktop Application in .NET
I'm about to create an open source desktop application. I'm primarily a .NET developer , with experience in ASP.NET and SharePoint. I've created basic Windows Forms applications before, but I have ...
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How extensive is the difference between building a WPF app and a Silverlight 5 app?
I have a fair amount of experience with WPF (C#) and XAML. I might soon be asked to create a Silverlight 5 application. I have no experience with any version of SL. What sort of learning curve could I ...
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How should I handle multi-tasking in a WPF application?
In most of the multi-tasking CRM applications I've seen, MdiWindow is used to allow users to open multiple windows at the same time.
But MdiWindow doesn't seem to be commonly used in WPF. Looking ...
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Which notification pattern is preferable?
I'm working on a view model for a view that presents a dialog with export options. The user selects options then clicks Export. When the view model completes the Export, the calling view model ...
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WPF more dynamic views and DataAnnotations
Comparing WPF and Asp.Net Razor/HtmlHelper I find WPF/Xaml to be somewhat lacking in creating views.
With HtmlHelpers you could define in one place how you wan't to represent specific type of data ...
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Need suggestion for Mutiple Windows application design
This was previously posted in StackOverflow, I just moved to here...
I am using VS2008, MVVM, WPF, Prism to make a mutiple window CRM Application.
I am using MidWinow in my MainWindow, I want
Any ...
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How can I best prepare for building Windows Phone 8 Apps
I'm interested in learning to develop for Windows Phone down the road a bit, and am mostly interested in developing Metro Apps for the Windows Phone. It seems like there is some basic info for Metro ...
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What is the difference between routed events and attached events?
I am just going through the WPF concepts I came across these routed events, dependency properties and attached events.
What are the concepts behind them and why are they called instead of .NET ...
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MVVM Reporting App Approach ? Data Access Layer?
I'm trying to follow the MVVM pattern in a reporting / statistics application that I'm making in C# / WPF.
I have made many model classes to hold properties as a starting point. Some of these models ...
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HTML5 hype as native app replacement - reliable analysis and sources
I am asking this as an objective question and have no interest in inciting a flamewar. My point here is to gather some evidence to assist in decisionmaking and communicating with non-technical folks ...
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How to build a .Net app which runs on desktop and as a Windows Service
Ok, I hope this is not too much confusing (with my poor English). I want to build a small .Net 4.0 app which monitors several other applications on a Windows Server OR on a regular Windows PC. It will ...
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What should I do to get started with Windows 8 app development?
I'm looking to get into Windows 8 app development, and from what I understand I should be mastering XAML and C#.
Now, there aren't any good tutorials on the internet about Windows 8 yet, but there ...
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.NET WPF Charting Control
We're very close to wrapping up a WPF dashboarding application using SSRS (.RDLC files) and the Microsoft Report Viewer. For a number of reasons, this combination has turned out to be less than what ...
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How to use Blend sample data as real data?
I am trying to do some design in Blend 4. The sample data function of Blend is nice to have during design time, but it could be much more better to see the design in browser.
Can anyone help me to ...
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App shell using MEF
I am designing an WPF app shell using MEF. I would like to have the app start a "view" upon startup. I also would like the option of having another add-in have a "startup" attribute and then the app ...
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What are the valid reasons to use ContentPresenter outside of template?
I stumbled upon an article by Den Delimarsky on What is a ContentPresenter? which says:
In WPF there is an element called ContentPresenter, that is often used inside control templates, as well as ...
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Are value converters more trouble than they're worth?
I'm working on a WPF application with views that require numerous value conversions. Initially, my philosophy (inspired in part by this lively debate on XAML Disciples) was that I should make the view ...
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Can a small team enter .NET world while most of them are working on OpenSource languages?
We are a team of about 15 employees, in a non-IT enterprise. Today, we mainly develop websites, using PHP, MySQL, etc. We run a bit less than 100 linux servers on ourselves.
But today, we are ...
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Trying to learn how to use WCF services in a WPF app, using MVVM
We're working on a major re-write of a legacy VB6 app, into a WPF app. I've written several WCF services, which are meant to be used with the new WPF app. We want to use the MVVM design pattern to ...
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visual studio and windows 8 [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Does Silverlight have a future?
Is Microsoft going to remove the Silver Light on Windows 8 ?
WPF not used it in Windows 8 for programming?
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Which database to prefer while developing a WPF medical inventory system?
I have a project to develop an inventory system for a medical shop. Till date, I confronted simple requirements which were fulfilled with XML as the backend db. My interaction knowledge with XML is ...
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In what category should WPF be placed on a resume?
I'm updating my CV and I'm wondering what category is the best to place WPF under. Since I wouldn't really recognize it as a programming language like C# or such. The general description is:
The ...
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XML vs SQL for small projects?
I'm working on a small project which will only have one user at a time since it's a local application (developed in WPF and C#). To store data I was thinking of using an XML file but I'm wondering if ...
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Skills required for senior developer who knows C# and WPF
I have average level of knowledge in both C# and WPF. I want to move to next level.
What are the skills needed for that means for Senior developer?
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When does implementing MVVM not make sense
I am a big fan of various patterns and enjoy learning new ones all the time however I think with all the evangelism around popular patterns and anti-patterns sometimes this causes blind adoption.
I ...
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Can you overuse delegates and events
I've just started getting to grips with event driven programming and I'm finding delegates and events to be very useful. Since starting to see the potential I've began using them all the time to solve ...
