Are there any open source frameworks to help build a .NET GUI?
I would also be fine with free frameworks.
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There are quite a few of them.
Most of the larger ones are listed here.
Reed Copsey
2009-05-04 17:52:40
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OpenWinforms has a variety of open source controls and some various articles.
If you are just looking for some free controls, the Krypton Toolkit is a really nice library has a free library of a lot of common controls, but no source is available.
Dillie-O
2009-05-04 17:53:43
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Yes, definitely - if you plan on using WPF/Silverlight, please do take a look at Caliburn - it's a lean framework for WPF and Silverlight GUI development.
It has some nice features for IoC container integration, and it supports various patterns that are good practice when writing view code - e.g. the command pattern is pretty nifty.
mookid8000
2009-05-04 17:55:11
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Check out patterns & practices - Smart Client Guidance or any other patterns & practices project from Microsoft. They are nice if you going to write a enterprise application, for a small hobby project they might be a bit oversized.
Alexander
2009-05-04 17:59:35