Limitations and strength of Xbap and Wpf applications

Question

Hi

I am about to start a new application. I am bit confused on deciding on wpf or xbap application. I need a list of limitations and advantages of Xbap and Wpf independently. Looking into these pros/cons, and my requirements, I can take a call.

Answer 1

Xbap applications are Wpf applications that can be deployed through a browser (IE or Firefox). Xbaps must run under partial-trust, so there are some limitations on what you can do (you can't open child windows for example). Here's an overview of what XBaps are.

These days you probably want to also consider Silverlight, which is essentially a subset of Wpf, but with very much smaller download footprint (WPF is between 30 - 300 Mb, Silverlight, IIRC is about 4Mb). The decision between WPF vs Xbap vs Silverlight is discussed further here.

Answer 2

XBAPs can also run in Full Thrust with some configuration.