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Modernizing Your Windows Applications with the Windows App SDK and WinUI

By : Matteo Pagani, Marc Plogas
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Book Image

Modernizing Your Windows Applications with the Windows App SDK and WinUI

5 (1)
By: Matteo Pagani, Marc Plogas

Overview of this book

If you're a developer looking to improve and modernize your existing LOB applications to leverage modern Windows features without having to rewrite the entire application from scratch, this book is for you. You’ll learn how to modernize your existing Windows Forms, WPF, and UWP applications and enrich them with the latest Windows features. Starting with sample LOB applications that cover common scenarios, you'll learn the differences between various components and then focus on design features for improved visual aspects like accessibility and responsive layouts. The book shows you how to enhance your existing applications using Windows App SDK components and various Windows APIs, resulting in deeper integration with the operating system. You’ll be taking a closer look at WinML, which enables Windows applications to evaluate machine learning models offline and leverage the power of your machine, or notifications, to engage with your users in a more effective way. You’ll also learn how to make your application deployment-ready by distributing it using various platforms like the Microsoft Store or websites. By the end of this Windows book, you'll be able to create a migration plan for your existing Windows applications and put your knowledge to work by enhancing your application with new features and integrating them with the Windows ecosystem.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
1
Section 1: Basic Concepts
3
Section 2: Modernization Journey
9
Section 3: Integrating Your App with the Windows Ecosystem
14
Section 4: Distributing Your Application

Chapter 2

  1. The best approach is to implement the INotifyPropertyChanged interface, which gives you access to an event that you must raise every time a property value changes. Another supported approach is to use dependency properties, but they are harder to declare and maintain, so they should be used only when you're working with XAML controls (such as user control).
  2. False. The goal of using styles is to maximize the re-use of resources, so they should be declared at the highest possible level, such as the Page container or the entire application. Even better, you can use resource dictionaries to centralize styles in a single place and organize them in a more structured way.
  3. False. The default binding mode is OneWay, which means that only the target will receive notifications when the source changes and not the other way around. If you need to support two-way communication, you must set the binding mode to TwoWay.