I want to Learn and Develop but what ?

I thought I closed this thread :)

Windows Forms is essentially just a UI. The UI features of Windows are consistent with that definition of a legacy.

I'll say one thing more on this then I'll shut up.

As I said earlier, when I talk about a legacy technology, I mean a technology that is still in use but is not being actively developed. This is consistent with Wikipedia's definition of a 'legacy system' (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legacy_system).

There is nothing derogatory about this - it's just a statement of (apparent) fact. Having used it for the last ten years, I certainly don't think that Windows Forms is bad or expect anyone to agree with that or anything else I say. In fact, one thing I've always liked about Windows Forms is that, even in Visual Studio, you can do everything in C# code and don't need to use a 'markup language' as well.

However, I do think that WPF is better for the reasons which Mahesh outlined and also has a better future. I am therefore of the opinion that Sandeep, or any other C# beginner, should go with that rather than Windows Forms.

Thank you, Mahesh. Except for the part about "Windows Forms is not really legacy but it is older way to build Windows applications" I just want to emphasize that Windows is much older. If age is a deficiency then Windows is a very bad operating system.

Oh BTW, you can build a Windows Forms all and use WPF within it and vice versa.

I am a Windows Forms developer by heart (since .NET 1.0) but since WPF was announced, all my new projects are done in WPF.

Well... Windows Forms is not really legacy but it is older way to build Windows applications. You can still do everything in Windows Forms. You can still write complete Windows Forms applications.

BUT you can write same in WPF

PLUS WPF is more flexible, more advanced and have many more options and does things in better ways than Windows Forms. It also has many controls/features that are not easy to do in Windows Forms. For example, each object in WPF has its own events including a Rectangle.

Cheers!

The word legacy is being used in this context to be derogatory. Do you have any specific objective reason that Windows Forms is bad? Or do you just have the opinon that that is bad and you expect everyone to agree? The only problem with Windows Forms I have heard is that it is legacy and it seems that the only reason that term is used is because there is no other explanation of a problem with it.

Note that I am not saying anything such as that about WPF or Silverlight.

I said "If Windows Forms is legacy technology then Windows is legacy technology". If you say that Windows Forms is legacy technology because it is not being developed then you must say that Windows is legacy technology. My definition of legacy however is different.

The thing that most developers around here are ignoring is that Windows Forms are based on Windows. If Windows Forms is legacy technology then Windows is legacy technology. Unless Windows gets a drastic change then learning Windows Forms will help you understand Windows programming.

The thing we cannot know is if Windows will get a drastic change anytime in the near future. It might. It is entirely possible, as far as I see, for the current Windows UI to soon be replaced with something like WPF. The current UI will continue to be supported for many years but otherwise it might be better to learn WPF. Currently WPF uses the classic Windows API underneath and until that changes learning Windows Forms is useful but for a beginner it is useful to start with WPF and Silverlight.

Good advice guys!

YES! I would recommend WPF. WPF is used to build Windows applications with C# or VB.NET. Buying a beginner book (any) is probably a good idea. After that, you can explore C# Corner WPF section

Good luck!

Here are links to arguably the two best books for learning WPF:

http://www.amazon.com/WPF-4-Unleashed-Adam-Nathan/dp/0672331195/ref=pd_sim_b_2

http://www.amazon.com/Pro-WPF-2010-Matthew-MacDonald/dp/1430272058/ref=pd_sim_b_1

Thanx Mayur and Vulpes. Ok I finally decide i will go with WPF.
But now where i will go means book that i will can use as begging level to expert level.

If I were you, I'd go with WPF as Windows Forms is becoming a legacy technology now and I don't think MS will develop it further.


As you probably know already, WPF is far more powerful than WF though it is harder to use.


XAML is also the basis for Siverlight and, hopefully, both WPF and Siverlight will still have a good future under Windows 8 even if the focus for the moment seems to be on the 'terrible twins' of HTML5 and Javascript :)

I think you should start to develop one windows application considering requirements on your own
such as
payroll management system
School management

start to develop with this kind of systems you will learn a lot
And off-course csharocorner is with you