WPF unpromising?

Question

WPF

WPF is for Windows only.
Even legacy WinForms programs can be ported to mac and linux.
Where can I find out if WPF has future prospects? Is it worth studying or will it not be ported? Why did Microsoft stop developing WPF?

Answer 1

Microsoft hasn't abandoned WPF at all. You have some wrong impression. WPF, UWP, and others are all written in the same language: XAML. That's what sets them apart from the old WinForms. And they are very active. And WinForms is already on the sidelines of development. For example, WinForms does not support displays with higher pixel density (greater than 96 ppi). The fact that WinForms is ported to other platforms is due to the old age of the Win32 API, which has not changed for many years. There is another serious limitation for WinForms, with a complex interface, the program becomes noticeably heavy. This is due to what is being done on a regular processor, as opposed to WPF, UWP, and others. And the possibility of porting depends on the whim of Microsoft. By the way, in the latest builds of Windows 10, old-style applications will already begin to be blocked. This will be optional for now. The hint is given that WinForms will die, and very soon.