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Discussion on: .NET Technology Stacks for Windows Desktop Development

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Vinicius Cavagnolli

I'm working currently on a healthcare system, fully in WinForms and with around 18M lines of code.
I've been designing the UI in DevExpress for WinForms for about 3 years now, and it does feel great to use.
I'm now starting to migrate some parts of the application abusing the so-called XAML Islands, as some functionalities of our software are expected to run on Desktop for the next few years (other parts are going to be browser-based, but the Desktop will be kept for the functionalities that are needed in network-restricted scenarios in hospitals and etc.).
I am sure that many big applications like that will still have a space on Desktop for a long long time, and its really good to see some attention on this matter. Great post on that.
Lastly, thinking about security, performance and offline availability, Desktop will probably only die, if ever, together with Desktop OSs.