Pro WPF and Silverlight MVVM: Effective Application Development with Model-View-ViewModel

Introduction

This book was conceived from a need to explain the MVVM pattern and how it helps structure WPF and Silverlight applications. I had worked on a number of projects where these technologies were used but general best practices were ignored because no one had formally explained the MVVM pattern and how it compared to other patterns such MVP and MVC.

In Chapter 1, WPF and Silverlight will be explored in some detail and their respective features highlighted.

Chapter 2 introduces the foundation of the MVVM pattern: the databinding model that eclipses the equivalent functionality of Windows Forms or ASP.NET.

Chapter 3 explains why the model and the view must be separated in an application and provides various tips and tricks that can help achieve ...