Reviews for Windows Presentation Foundation Unleashed (WPF)

1. The definitive introduction to WPF

   Rated 5 out of 5 stars, March 12th, 2010

   This is perhaps the most pleasurable technical books to read, the author writes with a really clear manner and with obvious passion, which makes it a pleasure to read. That coupled with stunning full colour diagrams, and code examples really provide an enjoyable experience. I have recently made the move from web based applications to WPF and have found this book to be invaluable in making that transition possible. Not only does it cover the fundamentals of have WPF works it provides in insight into how you can make your applications more user friendly.
   
   This book is defiantly aimed at the professional developer, some of the concepts covered require a good understanding of application design and the .net Framework, in addition to a good mathematical grounding (some of the maths took me back to my physics degree course).
   

2. Best WPF book so far

   Rated 4 out of 5 stars, December 12th, 2008

   I really like this book.
   
   It is by no means a definitive WPF bible (that's what the Internet is for) but it tells you how to do things in WPF.
   
   It leans slightly towards the 'learner' than 'professional' side.
   
   This book is almost revolutionary in its approach to colour.
   I want to see all technical books from now on have full colour code samples like this one.
   
   It's the best WPF book out there. Get it.
   
   -- Lee

3. Excellent introduction to the subject

   Rated 5 out of 5 stars, March 12nd, 2008

   I very much enjoyed reading this book and was able to put what I'd learned into practice straight away and produce a clean and functional data-bound GUI in Silverlight 2.0.
   
   WPF has some tricky bits (e.g. dependency properties) and this book explains them succinctly and clearly and points out pitfalls in appropriate places.
   
   Highly recommended.

4. One of the best technical tomes out there

   Rated 5 out of 5 stars, November 12th, 2007

   The book is truly one of the best technical tomes I've ever had the pleasure of reading. I picked it up and read the book cover to cover over the course of a few evenings; it prepared me for WPF and did so in a way that enabled me to start thinking about how to build my application whilst leafing through page after page of detailed descriptions and expert knowledge.

5. Mediocre but just about adequate

   Rated 3 out of 5 stars, October 12st, 2007

   Mediocre but just about adequate *if you already understand Win Forms.* Otherwise, despite what the introduction says, forget it. Much better than the dreadful "Pro WPF" though.