{"id":469,"date":"2008-08-19T07:48:58","date_gmt":"2008-08-19T12:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wiredprairie.us\/blog\/index.php\/archives\/469"},"modified":"2008-08-19T07:48:58","modified_gmt":"2008-08-19T12:48:58","slug":"do-you-want-more-wpf-reference-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wiredprairie.us\/blog\/index.php\/archives\/469","title":{"rendered":"Do you want more WPF reference applications?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Microsoft is asking<\/a> whether more reference applications are needed for WPF.<\/p>\n

Tell them what you’d like to see!<\/p>\n

I’d like them to try a LOB application – just to see how difficult it really can be — one that does some realistic data entry, not just a few text boxes in a modal dialog box. <\/p>\n

And please, no more photo “anything” or RSS “anything.” :)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Microsoft is asking whether more reference applications are needed for WPF. Tell them what you’d like to see! I’d like them to try a LOB application – just to see how difficult it really can be — one that does some realistic data entry, not just a few text boxes in a modal dialog box. 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