What you'll learn

At the core of modernizing your WPF and Windows Forms applications is a thorough knowledge of migrating those applications from .NET Framework to .NET Core. In this course, Migrating WPF and Windows Forms Apps to .NET Core 3, you will learn the skills you need to port your applications to .NET Core. First, you will learn the architectural basics of WPF and Windows Forms and how to migrate simple desktop apps to .NET Core. Next, you will port a multi-project complex solution with multiple class library projects and a WPF project to .NET Core, including Entity Framework data access, Registry access, Windows Forms dialogs, and WCF service calls. Finally, you will learn how to use .NET Core features for your desktop app, like publishing your application to a single .exe file that contains all the dependencies that your application needs to run. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have a foundational knowledge of migrating your WPF and Windows Forms applications to .NET Core that will help you as you move forward to modernize your Windows Desktop applications.