Presentation layer of an application

Question

What is Microsoft’s latest approach to the development of the presentation layer of an application? What advantages does Microsoft advertise for this approach?

Answer 1

Windows Presentation Foundation or WPF is the computer-software graphical sub-system for rendering user interfaces in Windows-based applications. The WPF, previously termed as "Avalon", was originally released as part of .NET Framework 3.0. Instead of relying on the older GDI subsystem, WPF uses DirectX. WPF tries to give a consistent programming model for building applications and gives a separation among the user interface and the business logic. It resembles identical XML-oriented object models, like those implemented in SVG and XUL.

WPF employs XAML, a derivative of XML, to state and link various UI elements. The WPF applications can too be deployed as standalone desktop programs, or hosted as an embedded object in the website. WPF aims to unify a number of common user interface elements, like 2D/3D rendering, fixed and adaptive papers, typography, runtime animation, vector graphics, and pre-rendered media. Such elements can then be linked and manipulated based on different events, user interactions, and data bindings.