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Windows Forms

Last updated May 14, 2025, generated by Sumble

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What is Windows Forms?

Windows Forms (WinForms) is a graphical (GUI) class library included as a part of Microsoft .NET Framework, .NET and Mono. It provides a platform for creating rich client applications for Windows desktop. WinForms is commonly used to build traditional desktop applications with buttons, text boxes, and other standard UI controls.

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What other technologies are related to Windows Forms?

Windows Forms Competitor Technologies

Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) is a UI framework that offers a more modern approach to building desktop applications compared to Windows Forms.

mentioned alongside Windows Forms in 3% (927) of relevant job posts

Windows Presentation Foundation

An alternative UI framework to Windows Forms for building desktop applications.

mentioned alongside Windows Forms in 9% (68) of relevant job posts

XAML is the markup language used by WPF, a competitor to Windows Forms.

mentioned alongside Windows Forms in 2% (88) of relevant job posts

MFC is another framework for building Windows desktop applications, predating Windows Forms and providing a more direct mapping to the Windows API.

mentioned alongside Windows Forms in 2% (62) of relevant job posts

Windows Forms Complementary Technologies

Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) can be used to create services that Windows Forms applications can consume.

mentioned alongside Windows Forms in 1% (437) of relevant job posts

Windows Services

Windows Forms applications can interact with Windows Services to perform background tasks.

mentioned alongside Windows Forms in 3% (183) of relevant job posts

C# is a primary language used to develop Windows Forms applications.

mentioned alongside Windows Forms in 0% (2.4k) of relevant job posts

Which job functions mention Windows Forms?

Job function

Jobs mentioning Windows Forms

Orgs mentioning Windows Forms

Engineer

0% (2.7k) job posts

23 organizations

Software Engineer

0% (2.5k) job posts

986 organizations

Information Technology

0% (145) job posts

22 organizations

Business Systems

0% (106) job posts

50 organizations

Frontend Engineer

0% (55) job posts

32 organizations

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Which organizations are mentioning Windows Forms?

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Health Care and Social Assistance

UnitedHealth Group

Health Care and Social Assistance

Finance and Insurance

Finance and Insurance

Professional Services

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