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Who has switched to WPF

I've been working on my own the last couple of years and since I don't have much contact with other developers, I'm not always sure what's happening these days around here.

I was wondering since Microsoft is not really taking .NET Winforms any further and 3rd party component providers like Syncfusion isn't really releasing anything new on their Winforms suite... who have switched over to WPF for Windows application development and who is still sticking to Winforms?
 
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WinForms for now.. Haven't found a need for graphically intense forms...yet.
 
WPF all the way. Forget graphically intensive... the whole platform is a huge upgrade. Been working with WPF now for 5 years and there's no way I'd willingly move back to winforms. The ability to implement MVVM and MVP patterns becomes significantly simpler when using WPF's data binding.

This post would require pages to respond properly, but to summarise, I'd vote WPF over winforms any day... even for simple applications.
 
With new programs I've switched over to WPF. Once you get used to it it works like a dream and it gets very easy to create nice looking applications quickly.
 
The main thing I don't like about WPF, is it's not compatible with Mono.

Also, simple things can be harder to achieve in it, but then harder things become simpler.
 
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It's a re-learn from WForms, but it's just so much better.
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Pretty much why I'm still on WinForms. When always busy with work and deadlines, there is hardly time to learn new things.

I've had a quick look at WPF now and it seems simple enough. Looks like a mix between WinForms and WebForms. I'll just have to check that the WPF counterparts for the controls I'm using, have the same functionality and how the apps perform in comparison. Since everything is .NET, it should be simple enough to just add the next module to our application as a WPF project.

Guess it is back to school (or rather, internet and source code) for me. :)
 
WPF is a different beast altogether. Been using it for a year now and I haven't covered even 10% of the stuff I should know.

Unlearn WForms if you want to learn WPF.
 
I have to agree with most people here - definitely move over to WPF if you can.
XAML is your friend(amongst tons of other improvements).
 
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