I'm not convinced of the longevity of it, but maybe this is why LightSwitch exists - for simple CRUD apps that can be extended with WPF/C#/VB where necessary.
http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/lightswitch On 14 October 2010 12:20, 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
