Jim Becher

# re: Win form vs web client

I have a particular preference to Winforms, but overall the convenience and power of web as of late makes it a valid competitor as you've said.

# re: Win form vs web client

I think the key factor is the deployment strategy and whether or not it is an internal app pushed to client machines using enterprise management software. The biggest argument that has usually won for web clients has been ease of deployment since you only update one server(s) for all the clients. WPF in the browser might be an interesting option since you get the rich client but bits are hosted on a central location (as someone else stated above). (Clickonce?)

I've done all web applications in the past, but I do not believe that web applications are always cheaper or faster to build than winforms when trying to reproduce the rich-client functionality. You just invest more time getting HTML designed, getting AJAX working properly, and getting cross-browser CSS working properly (which would otherwise be spent designing a single rich-WPF canvas).

# re: Win form vs web client

Taste great! Less Filling! - Wait, do both!

Web client, WinForm goodness = Silverlight baby!!!!

# re: Win form vs web client

Thanks to all for the reply's these are all great points. Still up in the air on what to use the client thinks winform but they have never seen WPF, silverlight, or a web app done right.