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Graphical user interface software library

Windows Forms, also known as WinForms, is a free, open-source graphical user interface (GUI) class library for building Windows desktop applications, included as a part of Microsoft .NET, .NET Framework or Mono, providing a platform to write client applications for desktop, laptop, and tablet PCs. While it is seen as a replacement for the earlier and more complex C++ based Microsoft Foundation Class Library, it does not offer a comparable paradigm and only acts as a platform for the user interface tier in a multi-tier solution. Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: Windows FormsA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: CSWin-UNet: Transformer UNet with cross-shaped windows for medical image segmentationInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: WPF in action with Visual Studio 2008The most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Arlequin suite ver 3.5: a new series of programs to perform population genetics analyses under Linux and WindowsCited 14,423 times
  5. Go sideways: List of widget toolkitsA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: Windows Presentation FoundationA closely related topic

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  1. Architecture
  2. Features
  3. History and future
  4. XAML backwards compatibility with Windows Forms
  5. Alternative implementation

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