>>Hello:
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>>I recently developed my first MVC 4 app. I liked it and I liked the data validation aspect of it.
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>>This weekend I watched a PluralSight video on WPF. It seemed pretty cool, but the data validation via XAML seemed pretty painful.
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>>I've never developed anything in WinForms yet.
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>>I like using Entity Framework, which fits in quite well with MVC.
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>>So, my question is: What is best to use for presenting data to the user and letting the user change/add/etc.?
>>What is the future for these technologies?
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>>Did I give up too early on WPF? Or should I stick with MVC? Or WinForms?
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>>Thanks!
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>Just another opinion from the bleachers --
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>If you are using the MVC 4 beta you are definitely on the bleeding edge. A smart bet IMO.
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>WPF -- forget it. Dying by the side of the road.
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>WinForms -- see above and double it.

No Winforms, no WPF - so what *should* a Windows shop use for rich-client desktop apps :-}

>EF is a good bet.
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>That's it, all my preaching for the month ;-)