Visual Basic 2015 Unleashed

What Is WPF?

Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) is the premier framework from Microsoft for building user interfaces in desktop applications for Windows 8.x, Windows 7, and Windows Vista. WPF is not intended to be a replacement for Windows Forms; it can be considered as a revolutionary alternative for building rich client applications. Windows Presentation Foundation offers several advantages that make user interface development straight-forward. First, it is built on the top of the Microsoft DirectX graphic libraries, meaning that WPF applications can embed audio, videos, pictures, animations, and 3D graphics, all in a .NET-oriented fashion, with few lines of code. You can create rich client applications while continuing to write Visual ...