Is it 'wrong' to make User Controls if it is not for resuability?

Question

I can't decide if it is good or bad to make many user controls. I am only doing it cause I find it easier to work on a control where there are not a lot of components. If something needs to be fixed it is also easier. Kind of like how you split your program up in a lot of classes.

However multiple controls adds a bit more complexity when it comes to passing data around. I guess my question is more if it is normal to create a 'god' class when it comes to GUI programming in winforms.

Almost every video tutorials I see, they only work on one form! While I can use like 5 controls before I have a form.

Answer 1

Have you heard about encapsulation and components? It is just your case.

Answer 2

Well from a Web Developers perspective -- no, I don't believe so. In fact I believe in the NerdDinner book for ASP.NET MVC there's a section where the author(s) creates a partial (similar to usercontrol) for the sake of readability purposes. And these are the top guys at MS who wrote this book.

Answer 3

Reasons to create User Controls in WinForms:

1. Reuse of functionality.
2. Encapsulation and data hiding.
3. Readability and maintainability.
4. Single responsibility principle.
5. Design-time editor integration for assignable properties.
6. Ability to refactor/enhance/reuse in the future.