WPF

Purpose

Build Windows desktop applications using Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) — .NET's XAML-based UI framework with powerful data binding, templating, styling, and hardware-accelerated rendering via DirectX. WPF excels at complex LOB applications with rich UI requirements.

Agent Protocol

Trigger

Exact user phrases: "WPF", "WPF app", "XAML", "MVVM WPF", "WPF data binding", "WPF custom control", "WPF styles", "WPF template", "WPF binding", "ICommand", "INotifyPropertyChanged", "WPF UserControl".

Input Context

• .NET target (.NET 6+ preferred, .NET Framework 4.8.x for legacy)
• Architecture (MVVM, MVC, code-behind)
• UI patterns (master-detail, wizard, dashboard, document MDI)
• Data access (Entity Framework, NHibernate, Dapper, ADO.NET)
• Performance requirements (large data sets, real-time updates, complex visuals)
• Third-party controls (DevExpress, Telerik, Infragistics, or none)