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POIs there a path of least resistance that a newcomer to graphics-technology-adoption can take at this point in the .NET graphics world?
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  1. POIs there a path of least resistance that a newcomer to graphics-technology-adoption can take at this point in the .NET graphics world?
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    copied!<p>For the past 5 months or so, I've spent time learning C# using Andrew Troelsen's book and getting familiar with stuff in the .NET 4 stack... bits of ADO.NET, EF4 and a pinch of WCF to taste.</p> <p>I'm really interested in graphics development (not for games though), which is why I chose to go the .NET route when I decided choose from either Java or .NET to learn... since I heard about WPF and saw some sexy screenshots and all. I'm even almost done with the 4 WPF chapters in Troelsen's book.</p> <p>Now, all of a sudden I saw some post on a forum about how "WPF was dead" in the face of something called Silverlight. I searched more and saw all the confusion going on at present... even stuff like "Silverlight is dead too!" wrt HTML5.</p> <p>From what I gather, we are in a delicate period of time that will eventually decide which technology will stabilize, right?</p> <p>Even so, as someone new moving into UI &amp; graphics development via .NET, I wish I could get some guidance from people more experienced people. Maybe I'm reading too much? Maybe I have missed some pieces of information? Maybe a path exists that minimizes tears of blood?</p> <p>In any case, here is a sample vomiting of my thoughts on which I'd appreciate some clarification or assurance or spanking:</p> <ul> <li><p>My present interest lies in desktop development. But on graduating from college, I wish to market myself as a .NET developer. The industry seems to be drooling for web stuff. Can Silverlight do both equally well? (I see on searches that SL works "out of browser").</p></li> <li><p>I have two fair-sized hobby projects planned that will have hawt UIs with lots of drag n drop, sliding animations etc. These are intended to be desktop apps that will use reflection, database stuff using EF4, networking over LAN, reading-writing of files... does this affect which graphics technology can be used?</p></li> <li><p>At some later point, if I become interested in doing a bit of 3D stuff in .NET, will that affect which technologies can be used?</p></li> <li><p>Or what if I look up to the heavens, stick out my middle finger, and do something crazy like go learn HTML5 even though my knowledge of it can be encapsulated in 2 sentences?</p></li> </ul> <p>Sorry I seem confused so much, <strong>I just want to know if there's a path of least resistance that a newcomer to graphics-technology-adoption can take at this point in the graphics world.</strong></p>
 

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