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XAML & WPF - What's your take on it?
Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 7:09 pm
by Intrigued
I have been checking out XAML and WPF content on the Web and am finding that the more I look at XAML and WPF I like it.
Has anyone created any applications based on XAML code yet?
I see there are a handful of GUIs. Mobiform's Aurora, ZAM3D, and Microsoft's Expression Design offering.
The other day I was looking for videos of such in action and found a few over at Channel9. I'm getting fired up about this technology for Web Applications.
Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 7:25 pm
by Nik
You think it's a good Idea to use stuff that only works on Windows for Web Applications?
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 2:05 am
by Intrigued
To answer your question Nik, yes.
My programming takes place in the Windows OS and is utilized by Windows OS enabled systems.
I code in PB, AMS, and it looks like soon XAML/WPF for the Windows OS. Further, a majority of end-users are using the Windows OS for their day-to-day activities, including work and entertainment (yes, Linux is moving up the list of "most used OSes" quite fast). With that said, I expect such Web Applications to work in no less than two or three of the top Browsers out there (IE, FF, and say Opera).
FWIW I found this tidbit too:
WPF/E lets graphics created for Windows Vista applications run on other OSes as well as on the Web
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 2:09 pm
by Nik
When Microsoft is talking of other OSs they mean other Windows versions, but well I think xaml shouldn't be too hard to implement for the OpenSource folks. Even more so since they invented it
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 2:50 pm
by WishMaster
> To answer your question Nik, yes.
The aim of web-based applications is to be platform-independend :roll:
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 3:47 pm
by merihevonen
WishMaster wrote:> To answer your question Nik, yes.
The aim of web-based applications is to be platform-independend :roll:
Yes. Why in the world should someone create web applications that would work only on Window$?
There are many Linux, Unix, Hurd, Mac OS X, BSD, Darwin.. (oh my I could make a list bigger than my bed =] ) ...users and many people are going over the hedge from Window$ to something else; which means the userbase of that web application in question would only consist of l4m3 Window$ users =)
Linux 4ever!
I'm rich bi4tch!
Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 5:50 am
by Intrigued
Guys, whoa!
Check out WPF/E as well (E=Everywhere)