What exactly is WPF?

Question

I have seen lots of questions recently about WPF...

• What is it?
• What does it stand for?
• How can I begin programming WPF?

Answer 1

WPF is part of the .net 3.0 stack. Its microsoft's next generation Graphical User Interface system. All the information you need can be found on wikipedia and msdn's wpf site

To Get Started programming I guess check out the essential downloads on windows client