What is the difference between
this.Loaded += new RoutedEventHandler(MainWindow_Loaded);
and
childWindow.MyEvent += new EventHandler(childWindow_MyEvent);
What is the difference between
this.Loaded += new RoutedEventHandler(MainWindow_Loaded);
and
childWindow.MyEvent += new EventHandler(childWindow_MyEvent);
I assume you want to know what's the difference between Events and Routed Events. These 2 articles might help you:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms742806(v=vs.100).aspx (a MSDN article)
http://joshsmithonwpf.wordpress.com/2008/03/18/understanding-routed-commands/ (a great article about Routed Commands that also contains a very nice explanation of Routed Events)
In short, RoutedEvents are routed. They can bubble up or drill down the visual tree until they hit a handler.
Standard events are just plain direct subscription.