Introduction to WPF

The Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) is a modern graphical display system for Windows.
It’s a radical change from the technologies that came before it, with innovative features such as built-in hardware acceleration and resolution independence WPF is the best toolkit to use if you want to build a rich desktop application that runs on Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8 in desktop mode
pre-WPF Windows application relies on two well-worn parts of the Windows operating system to create its user interface:
• User32: This provides the traditional Windows look and feel for elements such as windows, buttons, text boxes, and so on.
• GDI/GDI+: This provides drawing support for rendering shapes, text, and images at the cost of additional complexity.
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