Milton Abe said
For the begginers, this is an excellent book! If you want to learn and write WPF apps this is an option. Authors explain things through clear examples, using good techinics.
Wilhelm Jenner said
Yes, it is true, you probably cannot learn WPF in 24 hours (especially if you still have a lot to learn) or even the entire technology of WPF from this book alone. I personally use many sources of information when trying to learn a technology. I don't think you can expect too much from a single book. However, this book is about as good as it gets for what it is. You can learn an extreme amount in a short period of time. Technology wise, the code examples in this book are extremely well done, applicable, and I'm impressed with how much functionality they cover. I've done the first 3 of 4 major examples as they apply more to me for my type of work. I plan on doing the 4th example because I think there is a lot to learn but it's not priority now.
As you progress through the book from beginning to end the code gets more complex and there is a separation between the documentation and explanations vs. code examples. Before you are finished, you feel like you are at the 10K foot level looking down and you are so far abstracted from the details. The book is good but again, I think there is too much material to cover and that is all you expect before you just have to dig into the code for yourself. If you take the time implement and figure out the code, what it does and understand the details, you will be well rewarded. It is really good clean code that demonstrates leading edge applications with rich functionality. While reading it, I sometimes wonder if these guys are just good coders that made a book. I buy 2 to 6 technical books a year and for what I do, this is possible the best one I've read in last 20 years (partly because WPF technology delivers a lot for me as well).
Mr. Shaun Hayward said
This book does a great job of quickly teaching WPF. I tend to read shorter books that just give me the information using simple examples - I can figure out the rest. The book does carry a few examples across multiple chapters, which I generally don't like, but they made it quick and understandable.
T. G. Zographos said
This is not a good book. The coverage of the concepts is shallow and confusing. Especially when he tries to incorporate the Model-View-Presenter paradigm, all hell breaks loose.
WPF is not a piece of cake and can't be learned in 24 hours like this book claims. And no, coloring the code won't cut it.
If you are really serious and want to use WPF into your applications, then be serious and choose a professional book.
2/5 stars
.Net learner said
I liked the mvp implementation
The only book out there which introduces it.
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