.NET for Windows Store APIs apps regarding .Net Framework Class Library.

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1. .NET Framework Class Library[^]

2. .NET for Windows Store apps APIs[^]

The question:
How much is '2' stronger than '1'?

I wanna choose WPF or '2' to make apps, but i see '2' APIs and feel like poor about it.
I need rich user interface, smooth animations and so on.
I like '2', because i can submit to store and turn it into machine code by .Net Native, but have no idea about its power.

Are they of the same power?
Or WPF is many times stronger?
May be '2' even has no UI?

Can i make rich user interface apps using '2'?

Posted 11-Apr-15 6:24am

Ziya1995

Updated 11-Apr-15 6:28am

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There is not much to compare the two... .NET for Windows Store Applications is subset (mostly) of the full .NET framework and it has a specific goal - to develop applications for Windows Store...As not all platforms (of Windows) can run a Windows Store application, you should decide what are you want to develop than choose your exact platform...

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I need rich user interface

There is a Windows.UI namespace for that...

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turn it into machine code

It is not for Windows Store apllications only...

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Are they of the same power

Both are .NET based - so what the question?

Posted 12-Apr-15 2:38am

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

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Ziya1995 12-Apr-15 13:34pm

I am a bit confused, i open .Net Store supported APIs, but Windows namespace has only a few types and i don't see how to create graphics:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh454041.aspx

Look, you Windows.UI namespace contains only Color! Just Color? And i am gonna create a rich user interface using just only Color type?
Do you get it now?!

> Both are .NET based - so what the question
Both are different:
WPS is .Net.
.Net Store is a subset of .Net.

> It is not for Windows Store apllications only...
False, it is only for .Net for Windows Store apps:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn600165(v=vs.110).aspx

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Ziya1995 · Accepted Answer · 2015-04-13T08:11:00

You use the subset of .Net Framework called .Net for Windows Store apps to bring C# functionality to Windows Runtime.
Windows Runtime (WinRT) is unmanaged, but C# is managed, how?
You use .Net for Windows Store apps types along with WinRT types and during execution .Net will interop with unmanaged WinRT types.

.NET for Windows Store apps APIs[^] shows types supported by .Net subset that you use alongside with unmanaged WinRT types.
So it is not only types you have by C#)

You can use any unamanged WinRT type by C# in this way.