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Re:.NET 6 Released by yread on Monday November 08, 2021 @02:50PM (#29153425)
They just keep recognizing that WinForms is the best. And you can still use it
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Re:.NET 6 Released by cm2187 on Monday November 08, 2021 @05:54PM (#29155387)
Do they have full support in .net 6? I believe in previous version it was a partial/beta implementation. Hardly any mention of winform in the announcement.

I am basically stuck on .net 4.8 because of that.

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Re:.NET 6 Released by mastax on Monday November 08, 2021 @07:54PM (#29156374)
I just ported a WPF app where the story is similar. Yes, I'd call it "full support". It's not a drop-in replacement, though, except for really simple apps. Check the Breaking Changes List for .NET 6[0], .NET 5, and .NET Core 3.1. Some more niche APIs like `System.Runtime.InteropServices.RegistrationServices` are not supported on .NET 5+ at all. If you have NuGet packages that haven't been updated since 2011 you may need to find modern replacements. There is an Upgrade Assistant tool[1] which can do much of the work. You'll probably have to spend a few annoying hours googling and editing .csproj files by hand.

[0]: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/compatibility/6... [1]: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/porting/upgrade...

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Re:.NET 6 Released by ripley12 on Tuesday November 09, 2021 @01:35AM (#29158444)
WinForms support in .NET 5 and 6 is great. It's getting a lot more attention than WPF (which is owned by the Windows team), and it's likely that in .NET 7 it will be trimmable and maybe even AOT-compatible.
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