.net - How to begin WPF development?

Question

I've been using Winforms since .NET 1.1 and I want to start learning WPF.

I'm looking for some good resources for a beginner in WPF. What should I read, what tools do I need, and what are the best practices I should follow?

Answer 1

Please have a look at this StackOverflow post, which has a list of book recommendations.

In terms of best practices, get familiar with the M-V-VM pattern. It seems to have gained the most traction in WPF-land.

Check out this post for what tools you can use for WPF development.

The MSDN Forum is a great place for resources, as is the MSDN help files on WPF.

My personal recommendation is for you to forget everything you have learnt about WinForms. WPF is a totally different model, and once I finally dropped my "I did it this way in WinForms, but that way doesn't work in WPF" I had one of those "lightbulb" moments.

Hope this helps!