Building a modern, native app for Windows: Which UI framework should you choose?
summary
Demos show a single shopping-list app implemented in WinForms, WPF, UWP, WinUI, .NET MAUI, Blazor Hybrid and Uno so viewers see exact code and UX differences: WinForms is fastest to scaffold, WPF adds GPU rendering and Net9 fluent theming and dark mode, UWP is maintenance-mode, WinUI gains frequent updates but currently lacks a XAML designer, MAUI and Uno target multiple platforms (Uno adds WebAssembly/Linux). Net9 brings AOT/startup and upgrade paths exist from WinForms/WPF/UWP to WinUI. sample shopping-list app built in WinForms, WPF, WinUI, UWP, .NET MAUI, Blazor Hybrid, Uno WinUI is positioned as Microsoft’s top choice
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chapters (15)
- 0:00Introduction and agenda
- 2:12Windows development history
- 5:28Windows forms overview
- 10:05Windows forms demo
- 13:02WPF advantages
- 16:02WPF demo and themes
- 19:52UWP overview
- 22:35UWP demo
- 26:59WinUI advantages
- 31:22WinUI demo and MVVM
- 36:49.NET MAUI overview
- 40:50.NET MAUI demo
- 44:11Blazor hybrid demo
- 49:08Uno platform demo
- 53:48Choosing a framework and Q&A
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