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Modernizing Your Windows Applications with the Windows App SDK and WinUI
Modernizing Your Windows Applications with the Windows App SDK and WinUI

Modernizing Your Windows Applications with the Windows App SDK and WinUI: Expand your desktop apps to support new features and deliver an integrated Windows 11 experience

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  • Improve your apps and enable them to support modern devices with features such as touch screens and responsive UI
  • Integrate your app with the latest Windows innovations using modern tools and the newest C# features
  • Reuse your existing knowledge in .NET, C#, and Visual Studio to create new Windows apps

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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.

Who is this book for?

This book is for developers who are building Windows applications with Windows Forms, WPF, and UWP and would like to evolve and modernize their applications, but aren't able to rebuild them from scratch. This book focuses on Line-of-Business scenarios. Basic knowledge of Windows app development, .NET/C#, and Visual Studio will help you understand the concepts covered in this book.

What you will learn

  • Understand the key concepts of the Windows App SDK and WinUI
  • Integrate new features by creating new applications or by enhancing your existing ones
  • Revamp your app s UI by adopting Fluent Design and new interaction paradigms such as touch and inking
  • Use notifications to engage with your users more effectively
  • Integrate your app with the Windows ecosystem using the Windows App SDK
  • Use WinML to boost your tasks using artificial intelligence
  • Deploy your application in LOB and customer-facing scenarios with MSIX

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Forrest Laureano Nov 26, 2023
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Alvin Ashcraft Jul 25, 2022
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I'm writing this review as someone who has written a book on WinUI development.I just finished reading through this book by Matteo and Marc. They did a fantastic job of presenting the material in a way that makes it easy for different types of Windows developers to get started with Windows App SDK and WinUI. There are chapters for WPF, WinForms, and UWP developers to help them understand the similarities and differences between those Windows UI frameworks and WinUI. There's also info on migrating your Windows apps to Windows App SDK and about publishing your apps and building them in CI/CD pipelines.The Windows App SDK is still maturing and evolving, but this book was written with a stable version of the SDK. While the AppSDK will add new features, the material covered in this book will remain valuable. My own WinUI book was published early, before Windows App SDK 1.0 was released, which presented some challenges.The book is well-written, it covers all of the important topics for Windows developers, and it should appeal to anyone who wants to get started building apps for Windows with the latest bits. I highly recommend this book.
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Christopher Ingram Aug 03, 2022
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Hunting high and low for a decent text covering WINUI 3 / Windows App SDK, MVVM and EF, this is the best so far. Lots of additional useful info. Would have liked an option to acquire a package with both formats. But missing anything on data entry validation??
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gcaughey Aug 24, 2022
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The Windows App SDK/WinUI is Microsoft's stated direction for the future of desktop software development. You're intrigued, but what if your skills are in WinForms, WPF, or UWP? Then this book is for you! It covers all the basics plus advanced topics like interfacing with machine learning and enabling CI/CD, but it allows you to learn what's new by building on your knowledge of WinForms, WPF, or UWP. There is even a chapter covering moving your legacy code to .NET 6 and WinUI with suggestions of open-source tools and libraries to make the transition easier.As a longtime developer of line-of-business applications, I'm delighted to see a technical book that doesn't suggest forgetting everything you already know and "just" starting all over! Highly recommended!
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Ratish P. Jun 22, 2022
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A truly great book for intermediate and advance level developers of the Windows platform. It introduces you to the Windows App SDK and WinUI libraries and how you can use them to port your existing WinForms, WPF or UWP app to make it work in the latest Windows 11 platform. It also talks in detail about how you can use MVVM to robustly design your application. You will also learn about how you can integrate the latest Windows features like Windows Hello, Notifications and Geolocation. It serves as an excellent guide for publishing your app to the Microsoft Store.It explains the concepts in an easy-to-follow manner and contains lot of code examples. Overall, a great guide for modernizing your existing Windows application from start to finish.
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