Building Modern Desktop Apps with .NET

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  Alice W.

  Feb 3, 2024

  I've been experimenting with WinUI 3 and .NET 8 for my latest project. The performance improvements are noticeable, especially with the new XAML Islands support.

  Anyone else seeing similar gains? I'd love to hear about your experiences and any pitfalls to avoid.

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  bob

  I switched to WinUI 3 last month and the UI feels much snappier. Just watch out for the new packaging model; it took me a week to get the MSIX pipeline right.

  

  carol

  For heavy graphics, consider using SkiaSharp alongside WinUI. It helped us keep the UI thread responsive.

  

  dave

  Don't forget to enable the latest .NET runtime in your CI pipeline. It solves a lot of version mismatch issues.
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  Ethan K.

  Mar 10, 2024

  I'm interested in migrating an older WinForms application to .NET 7. What are the best tools or strategies for this?

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  fiona

  Use the Microsoft.DotNet.UpgradeAssistant tool. It automates most of the conversion and points out incompatibilities.

  

  greg

  Consider a hybrid approach: keep the core logic in WinForms, but add new features with WPF or WinUI for a modern UI experience.