I'd never go back. I've not created a Winform app in something like... 4 years?
I do pretend to be a UI/UX expert, and my favourite saying on that is "there's more than one way to skin an app..." There's no right way, but there are better ways. I tend to use Blend for anything I'm not sure about (Blend knows.) and also its way faster to do things like animations etc in Blend. Are you using Blend? Sure there are always things you have to research when doing something new (which at this point, it's all new for you), but that does get better. You have probably forgotten the learning curve you went through when learning Winforms. You will also forget the learning curve you're going through now with WPF. (We forget for a reason! so you don't run off and shoot yourself hehe) good luck! :) On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 9:20 AM, Alastair Waddell <[email protected]> wrote: > I have been trying to get a solid grip on WPF and I have to say it has been > a love hate journey. > > I am trying to replace a business app I wrote in Winforms some time ago – > mainly as a learning exercise > > So far I have been able to solve most of the challenges I have faced, but I > have to say that I have spent a ridiculous amount of time on just the UI > layout. Now granted I don’t pretend to be a UI/UX expert, but the amount of > choices available make it almost unbearable. I have now spent longer on the > WPF app than the original Winforms app. > > It seems that 10 Google searches give 10 different ways to achieve the same > result. – What is the “Best” way???? > > My latest challenge is with a checkbox list that I want to data bind. – I > would have thought this should be simple, but Nooooo > > Anyway’s, I am at that point where I am about to say “it’s just too hard” > and wanted to know what others are thinking about the WPF experience. > > There are some things in WPF that are really appealing – but others that are > just so well difficult and it seems that there are very few examples of > business apps, so Is it worth pushing through? Or is it a case of CRUD style > apps are still better off in Winforms? > > Cheers, > > Alastair > > > > > > > Important Notice > > This email contains information which is confidential and intended solely > for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. Please > notify the sender immediately if you have received this e-mail by mistake > and delete this email from your system. If you are not the intended > recipient, any form of distribution, copying or use of this communication or > the information contained or attached is strictly prohibited. Although > Disability Services Commission has taken reasonable precautions to ensure no > viruses are present in this email, the Commission cannot accept > responsibility for any loss or damage arising from the use of this email or > attachments. > > _______________________________________________ > ozwpf mailing list > [email protected] > http://prdlxvm0001.codify.net/mailman/listinfo/ozwpf > > _______________________________________________ ozwpf mailing list [email protected] http://prdlxvm0001.codify.net/mailman/listinfo/ozwpf
