WTF: is this the most expensive IT book?
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You will occationaly seen horribly overpriced books on Amazon. I wonder if anybody every buys them. Sometimes it is because the book is no longer in print. This one, however, is rather amazing since it is about to be obsolete.
i too came across similar prices for old books but this one is not so old. nonetheless WPF might become a museum item soon :)
Omit Needless Words - Strunk, William, Jr.
See The Big Picture at http://DesignAndMethod.com
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I was looking for WPF books on Amazon and came across this[^] listing. Unless somebody at Amazon changes it, take a look at the difference between the Kindle and paperback price! Edit: The paperback price is for a used book.
"I do not have to forgive my enemies, I have had them all shot." — Ramón Maria Narváez (1800-68). "I don't need to shoot my enemies, I don't have any." - Me (2012).
Get a £0.25 Amazon.co.uk Gift Card Trade in Here That's like offering $200 for a trade in Ferrari.
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i too came across similar prices for old books but this one is not so old. nonetheless WPF might become a museum item soon :)
Omit Needless Words - Strunk, William, Jr.
See The Big Picture at http://DesignAndMethod.com
Raj Lal wrote:
nonetheless WPF might become a museum item soon
You have my attention: I've not used WPF yet but if it's slated for the museum what's going to replace it? It's not like Microsoft to leave a void. ;)
"I do not have to forgive my enemies, I have had them all shot." — Ramón Maria Narváez (1800-68). "I don't need to shoot my enemies, I don't have any." - Me (2012).
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I was looking for WPF books on Amazon and came across this[^] listing. Unless somebody at Amazon changes it, take a look at the difference between the Kindle and paperback price! Edit: The paperback price is for a used book.
"I do not have to forgive my enemies, I have had them all shot." — Ramón Maria Narváez (1800-68). "I don't need to shoot my enemies, I don't have any." - Me (2012).
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I was looking for WPF books on Amazon and came across this[^] listing. Unless somebody at Amazon changes it, take a look at the difference between the Kindle and paperback price! Edit: The paperback price is for a used book.
"I do not have to forgive my enemies, I have had them all shot." — Ramón Maria Narváez (1800-68). "I don't need to shoot my enemies, I don't have any." - Me (2012).
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Raj Lal wrote:
nonetheless WPF might become a museum item soon
You have my attention: I've not used WPF yet but if it's slated for the museum what's going to replace it? It's not like Microsoft to leave a void. ;)
"I do not have to forgive my enemies, I have had them all shot." — Ramón Maria Narváez (1800-68). "I don't need to shoot my enemies, I don't have any." - Me (2012).
PHS241 wrote:
what's going to replace it? It's not like Microsoft to leave a void.
HTML5 + CSS3 can do all the animation and graphics magic including 3D which was WPF's USP and now with WinRT , HTML5 can also access native API so thats going to be the replacement IMHO
Omit Needless Words - Strunk, William, Jr.
See The Big Picture at http://DesignAndMethod.com
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PHS241 wrote:
what's going to replace it? It's not like Microsoft to leave a void.
HTML5 + CSS3 can do all the animation and graphics magic including 3D which was WPF's USP and now with WinRT , HTML5 can also access native API so thats going to be the replacement IMHO
Omit Needless Words - Strunk, William, Jr.
See The Big Picture at http://DesignAndMethod.com
Raj, while you were replying I looked up some references to the is-it-dead-or-is-it-alive debate. I latched on to the references to HTML5 etc. I get the feeling there are two schools of thought with ideas for and against it. That could well explain the hefty price tag for the book. :) I'll not put WPF on my mailing list for a while then. That'll give me time to look at other things I need to brush up on. Thanks all, for saving me £370. :rolleyes:
"I do not have to forgive my enemies, I have had them all shot." — Ramón Maria Narváez (1800-68). "I don't need to shoot my enemies, I don't have any." - Me (2012).
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I was looking for WPF books on Amazon and came across this[^] listing. Unless somebody at Amazon changes it, take a look at the difference between the Kindle and paperback price! Edit: The paperback price is for a used book.
"I do not have to forgive my enemies, I have had them all shot." — Ramón Maria Narváez (1800-68). "I don't need to shoot my enemies, I don't have any." - Me (2012).
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Raj, while you were replying I looked up some references to the is-it-dead-or-is-it-alive debate. I latched on to the references to HTML5 etc. I get the feeling there are two schools of thought with ideas for and against it. That could well explain the hefty price tag for the book. :) I'll not put WPF on my mailing list for a while then. That'll give me time to look at other things I need to brush up on. Thanks all, for saving me £370. :rolleyes:
"I do not have to forgive my enemies, I have had them all shot." — Ramón Maria Narváez (1800-68). "I don't need to shoot my enemies, I don't have any." - Me (2012).
but you should also know that this is for Win8 and beyond that. Till Win7 and Win XP WPF is "The application" development platform. WPF is like Visual Basic but more robust and is not going away so soon.
Omit Needless Words - Strunk, William, Jr.
See The Big Picture at http://DesignAndMethod.com
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I was looking for WPF books on Amazon and came across this[^] listing. Unless somebody at Amazon changes it, take a look at the difference between the Kindle and paperback price! Edit: The paperback price is for a used book.
"I do not have to forgive my enemies, I have had them all shot." — Ramón Maria Narváez (1800-68). "I don't need to shoot my enemies, I don't have any." - Me (2012).
Hmm. I have the VS2008 version of the book. It ought to be worth a megabuck or so. It's a very good book, BTW. I believe the dead tree version is only available in paperback.
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