title: How many controls can I create and show in a Windows Forms form?
body: <p>I'm developing a C# Windows Forms application. I know that too many controls makes a terrible user experience, and I would keep the number of controls visible at the same time small (for example, as suggested in <em><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/851553/upper-reasonable-limit-to-number-of-user-control-instances">Upper (reasonable) limit to number of user control instances</a></em>), but some of controls may be hidden (i.e. using tabs or layers).</p>
  
  <p>Is there an absolute maximum number of controls I can show on a form, and if there is one, what is it?</p>