This is something that has bitten me several times, so I thought I’d write it down.  Maybe I’ll remember, and maybe I’ll help others when they hit this too. The scenario happens when you want to create a new control that can have a template applied to it.  Let’s start... [Read More]

One of the reasons why the ViewModel pattern is so powerful in Silverlight and WPF is because Binding Converters can do so much.  As we saw in HelloWorld.ViewModel, a ViewModel can expose a boolean property that is consumed as a Visibility value for controls.  This requires some glue to convert... [Read More]

I just updated my HelloWorld.ViewModel post from earlier today to include the full source code as well as a running app (and a screen shot). Running app here. Source code here.

A few folks asked me to provide a ViewModel sample of some sort.  I thought this was a great idea, since I don’t know that I had seen a straight-forward ViewModel sample yet.  So here it is: HelloWorld.ViewModel!   Click the image to view the Silverlight sample live. Let’s start... [Read More]

When I was at BIG, I created what I called the Extended MVP pattern.  I built a framework that was used on multiple projects for managing the presentation layer as well as validation.  I’m still very happy with what I created, and my teams at BIG are still pleased with... [Read More]