Grant Winney

Surviving WinForms

Let's face it, whatever new hotness arrives in the world of web, many will find themselves supporting the desktop apps of yesteryear (or yesterdecade). So to all my fellow devs who find themselves supporting the old coldness, let's make the best of it...

Using MVP to test a WinForms app

Using MVP to test a WinForms app

If you find yourself supporting a WinForms application, you're likely to notice the tests... or lack thereof. Just because we may not have been so focused on automated tests and continuous integration when WinForms was younger, that doesn't mean we can't introduce them now. Better late than never!

Using Async, Await, and Task to keep the WinForms UI responsive

Using Async, Await, and Task to keep the WinForms UI responsive

Using the async/await pattern in WinForms is an easy win, helping prevent one of the most annoying user experiences - a frozen UI.