>>WPF is a huge step backward in my opinion. Someday they may advance back to the days when visual development was useful, but what I see now is a giant leap back to the days of hand coding a visual interface a la dbaseIII - with enough @Say commands you eventually get what you need.
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>>WPF is inexcusable AFAIK.
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>How so? I think it's because you haven't used it and don't understand the power that it offers. IMO, those who have switched to it or Silverlight will never go back to WinForms.
>Most people look at it, see the XAML and dismiss it out of hand. Their loss...

I have to admit XAML is a huge turnoff to me. But that may just be lack of familiarity.