Getting Started (WPF)

Updated: December 2010

Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) is a UI framework that creates rich, interactive client applications. The WPF development platform supports a broad set of application development features, including an application model, resources, controls, graphics, layout, data binding, documents, and security. It is a subset of the .NET Framework, so if you have previously built applications with the .NET Framework using ASP.NET or Windows Forms, the programming experience should be familiar. WPF uses the Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML) to provide a declarative model for application programming. This section has topics that introduce and help you get started with WPF.

Where Should I Start?

I want to jump right in…	WPF Simple Application Walkthrough Hands on Lab Walkthrough: Getting Started with WPF
Show me some code…	WPF Walkthroughs WPF Documentation Samples Community WPF Samples
I want to watch some videos…	WPF Videos on WindowsClient.NET
How do I design the application UI?	Getting Started with the WPF Designer Expression Blend
What’s New in WPF?	What's New in WPF Version 4
Are you a Silverlight developer?	WPF Compatibility
Are you a Windows Forms developer?	Windows Forms Controls and Equivalent WPF Controls WPF and Windows Forms Interoperation Windows Forms - WPF Interoperability FAQ
New to .NET?	Overview of the .NET Framework Development Fundamentals Getting Started Tutorials
Tell me more about the WPF features…	Introduction to WPF XAML Overview (WPF) Controls Graphics and Multimedia Data Binding Overview

See Also

Concepts

WPF Community Feedback

Application Development

Other Resources

Class Library (WPF)

WPF Tools

Designing with Windows Presentation Foundation

.NET Framework Developer Center

Change History

Date	History	Reason
December 2010	Added link to WPF Simple Application Walkthrough Hands on Lab.	Information enhancement.