WPF app to a web app

Question

I need to create a windows application and then convert it to a web app in the distant future,. If I create the app using WPF, can I take the XAML and move it to a silverlight web app without many issues or will I have to recreate the web app overall? Is the XAML from a WPF app and a Silverlight app interchangeable?

Answer 1

Well, in the past I would have supported the idea of Silverlight.  But it seems that Silverlight is going to the trashcan in favor of HTML5.  Internet Explorer 10 in Windows 8, when run in Metro mode will not support add-ins of any kind, so that means no flash, no BHO's, no PDF's, etc.  Unless IE10 comes with Silverlight at its very core, this also means no Silverlight.  As of today, I am unaware if IE10 comes with Silverlight at its core, so I cannot say for sure.  But for the looks of this, I tend to believe Silverlight is being canned.

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Jose R. MCP
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Answer 2

You should focus on a WCF service for your app.

After it, whatever your front-end is, U can use this service.

Will be easy to change between them and also u could use more than one app at same time.