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So You Want To Build a Windows GUI in ~~2022~~ 2025

i think i will stick with WinForms for another decade or two then

source: https://vxtwitter.com/reillywood/status/1485485529206382592

blogpost: https://www.reillywood.com/blog/windows-ui-frameworks/

original author: @reillywood

#wpf #winform #UWP #WinUI3 #WinUI #windows #ui #userinterface

**TL;DR:** Overview of four Microsoft UI frameworks—WinForms, WPF, UWP, and WinUI 3—rated on practicality, support, and future prospects, mostly negatively.

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**WinForms**
Kinda sucks but is surprisingly practical. It's a very thin layer over old-school Windows APIs, which is both a blessing (simplicity) and a curse (mediocre layout+styling options). Well-supported by the .NET team.

**WPF**
Pretty good but complex and nearly abandoned. Hasn't received new features in a decade. Ownership has changed to the Windows team and they're doing the absolute bare minimum to support it.

**UWP**
Was the future of Windows UI, now in maintenance mode.
**Good**: easy to make attractive UIs that work well for both mouse+touch.
**Bad**: incredibly painful sandboxing and packaging requirements.
**Verdict**: avoid.

**WinUI 3**
A small team is trying to salvage what they can from UWP's UI stack. Slow, buggy, and weighed down by a *lot* of historical baggage. Check back in a year but I'm pessimistic.

**Image Description:**
Dark blue background with white text summarizing the current state of four Windows UI frameworks. Tone is informal and slightly humorous, critiquing each framework's practicality, support, and future viability.

Holy macaroni for #winform developers. #JetBrainsRider gets a Windows Form designer for .NET Core projects. #dotnet

Windows Forms Designer for NET projects
At long last, Windows Forms Designer now works for projects that target .NET 6.0 and up, helping you create, observe, and modify the Ul of your Windows Forms applications. You will get pretty much the same experience and functionality as in Windows Forms Designer for the classic.NET Framework.
As for limitations, please keep in mind that third-party controls and VB.NET Windows Forms applications are not supported.

An overview of recent changes to the PowerShell Studio WebView2 control.

#SAPIENTech #PowerShellStudio #PowerShell #pwsh #scripting #WinForm #WebView2

https://www.sapien.com/blog/2024/05/06/powershell-studio-webview2-control-support/

ひゃっほい。 #dotnetcore3 #dotnetcore #winform #wpf
QT: 「.NET Core 3.0」正式版が登場。Windowsデスクトップアプリ開発可能、exeファイルを生成、マイクロサービス対応など－ Publickey
https://www.publickey1.jp/blog/19/net_core_30windowsexe.html

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