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Alvin Ashcraft Jul 25, 2022

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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gcaughey Aug 24, 2022

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!

Ratish P. Jun 22, 2022

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.

Christopher Ingram Aug 03, 2022

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??

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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