Chapter 30. Creating Windows Forms 4.0 Applications

Client applications need to offer a graphical user interface to make applications easier to use and more intuitive. For the past years Windows Forms has been the unique way to provide user interfaces in client .NET applications. It is a straightforward infrastructure that is popular among developers. But technology goes on and new additions have been introduced to the .NET Framework since version 3.0. This chapter provides an overview about what Win Forms is today and about what’s new in Win Forms 4.0, providing a sample application that shows how you can take advantage of the few additions. Windows Forms is considered obsolete. Being part of the .NET Framework, this book must provide an overview. But you see something more interesting in Chapter 31, “Creating WPF Applications,” and subsequent chapters. For now, enjoy what’s new in Win Forms 4.0.