Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2010 Unleashed

Developing Rich(er) Clients

Today’s users demand a rich, interactive experience when they work with software. The line between what a web-based client can do versus one that runs on Windows has blurred thanks to many UI advancements, technologies, and tools, which can make it difficult to choose the right UI delivery for your next application. It also means that if you do decide to write a Windows-based client, you need to be sure you take full advantage of having the desktop resources at your disposal. Your application should perform well, look great, provide a high degree of interactivity, be able to work with larger datasets at any given time, and more. Here we look at the Windows-based client options for Visual Studio 2010 and creating ...