Very new to WPF and XBAP. Just want to clarify: suppose I write a very specific XBAP application, which uses an algorithm to predict the trend of shares and plot it. I deploy it onto an IIS server. People around the world uses this application through Internet Explorer. They don't need to download and install my share-predicting application - all they need is IE plus .NET framework. Am I right?
If I am right, then XBAP combines the advantage of a web application and that of a desktop application:
- Business-specific logic is hosted on the server. All client needs is ageneric web browser and a generic .NET framework. This way if the business logic is changed, all we need is to deploy it to the web server. No need to download it to the million PCs around the world.
- Desktop application's rich GUI capability.
The cost of this combined strength is an extra requirement, compared with an ASP.NET application, for the client PCs to have .NET framework installed.
Am I right? Please help. I read ten articles, but people all start talking about the detailed mechanical structure of a car without first telling me "A car is used to carry people to a great distance at fast speed on a flat road".