Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation
What is Windows Presentation Foundation?
Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), is Microsofts newest platform for building rich user experiences on Windows.
Windows Presentation Foundation was created to allow developers to easily build the types of rich applications that were difficult or impossible to build in traditional Windows Forms, the type that required a range of other technologies which were often hard to integrate.
WPF is the platform of choice for today’s visually demanding applications with its inherent support of rich media, data visualization, complex text content, dynamic interactive experiences, and branded or custom look and feel. For these types of applications, WPF provides significant advancements in areas such as advanced layout, control skinning and styling, animated hardware accelerated 2D and 3D graphics, and built in support for rendering of rich documents.
WPF Advantages
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Improved Development Capabilities |
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| WPF brings together the traditional software engineer and visual and interaction designers. This allows the team to concentrate on individual core strengths of back-end programming, and end user experience. Thus, the resulting product focuses on the strong features and functionality while being able to expose the interactive user interface through animation, skinning, styling, data binding, and visual assets. |
WPF results in an improved development experience. It uses XAML for the bulk of the applications; making it easier for a developer to use a development pattern that results in reduced time and code to achieve similar results. By leveraging data binding through declarative connections, the developer can change the user interface much easier without having to change the underlying layers of the application. |
Silverlight compatibility is compatible with WPF so investments in WPF allow for easy porting and sharing between web (i.e. Windows SharePoint Services and ASP. Net) and windows client applications. |
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Windows Presentation Foundation is Microsoft’s solution for most types of applications including standard forms-based applications. WPF is a foundation which goes beyond traditional platforms and other user interface toolkits. With the WPF platform 4QTRS is able to build applications that set a new bar for sophistication, usability and user experience.
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WPF Engineering and Design Services
At 4QTRS, we take the time to understand your business. We understand that certain processes are more critical for your company's operation and management of information. Our WPF expertise allows us to develop your application while providing a rich user expeirence.