An embedded application for windows desktop using .NET platform?

Question

I'm rebuilding an Embedded application:

Prebuild application Specifications:

Use : For dispaying the captured images/video from microscope image capturing device on windows based PC or Laptops.

Sepcifications: Prebuild on .NET plateform using VC++

Flaws : Lacks some specified features.

Current Requirement:

Want to rebuild that entire application using C# and add some additional client features.

My Questions:

Is it feasible to develop such application in C#.net?

If yeh,What kind of resources available in C# to develop desktop embedded application?

Any references which show any of such kind of application?

Your suggestions on building this kind of application.

P.S. It is essential to buid it on .NET platform.

Answer 1

I think by "Prebuild" you mean "Existing". Why do you want to rewrite the complete application? As you have stated that the application is written in C++.Net. You can easily add all the new functions in C# and use that code from your existing C++.Net code.

Answer 2

Note: I'm making this answer CW because the question is hard on the limit towards some close reasons. Everyone feel free to edit and extend it.

Is it feasible to develop such application in C#.net?

That's a tough one...from the top of my head I'd argue that it doesn't matter. If you know C#, then build it in C#, if the client wants it in C#, then build it in C#. You'll most likely have to use COM-Components or API-Invokes anyway to accomplish this.

If it is a TWAIN device, you might be better of to stick with VC++, I found TWAIN on .NET a real pain in the a** and have given up on such features. Same goes for WIA, but that might just be me.

If yes, what kind of resources available in C# to develop desktop embedded application?

I guess you mean a Widget? In that case I have no idea, I never really looked at that (at least not on Windows). But as far as I know widgets on Windows consist of a data-backend and a HTML/JavaScript-Frontend, so you'll most likely have to develop the two separately.

Any references which show any of such kind of application?

I guess any WIA/TWAIN application would be a reference, at least your description sounds so.

Your suggestions on building this kind of application.

See your first question.