UPDATE: Thanks to everyone that came out for the event: great turnout and very positive feedback from everyone. We will be taking the feedback and looking to create another event that explores the topic further.
Davin has posted the code in the Lab49 blog here.
Regards,
Lab49
Windows Presentation Foundation and You
At Lab49, we've been working and playing with Microsoft's Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) for quite awhile now, and have developed some expertise we'd like to share with you all.
On Wednesday May 16, Lab49 will host a WPF-focused event at Microsoft's Manhattan offices. We'll be demonstrating some of our work, as well as presenting an introductory talk on this innovative framework:
Practical WPF: A Primer on Windows Presentation Foundation
We'll present a quick primer into how Windows Presentation Foundation works, followed by a side-by-side comparison of a WinForms application and a WPF application highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of both technologies.
Where & When
Microsoft
6th Floor, Tavern & Carousel Conference Room
1290 Avenue of the Americas (between 51st & 52nd Streets), New York, NY 10104
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
6pm-10pm
RSVP Required
Please let us know if you're coming so we can have your name on the approved list at building security. Email us at rsvp-wpf@lab49.com.
A Little Background on WPF
Software applications in financial services must cope with and respond to vast volumes of data and complex business events. Current financial user interfaces, such as trade blotters and pricing screens, tend to pack their windows with dense, inflexible grids of numbers with little enrichment or visualization. They present data, not information. Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation, a cornerstone of Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0, lowers the barrier of entry for rich, attractive, visual, and interactive graphical user interfaces and harnesses the full power of today's graphics hardware to provide a fast and responsive visualization of data.
Building on our long and industry-leading expertise in building advanced user interfaces for financial services with Windows Forms and Java Swing, Lab49 is leveraging Windows Presentation Foundation to bring our financial clients a richer, more sophisticated user experience than could be previously achieved with Windows Forms and to do so with a faster time to market and a lower total cost of ownership. With Windows Presentation Foundation, it is simpler and more cost-effective to create user interfaces that are flexible, configurable, responsive, and visual. Furthermore, its deep integration with other elements of Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0, such as the Windows Communication Foundation and Windows Workflow Foundation, allows applications to be richly connected to changing data and sensitive business processes.
About Lab49
Lab49 builds advanced technology applications for the financial services industry and retains some of the world's largest financial institutions as clients. We enable our clients to realize new business opportunities and gain competitive advantage through our comprehensive engineering and industry expertise.
