Laurent BugnionDirector, UX Integration

@LBugnionhttp://blog.galasoft.ch

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MVVM PowersSilverlight Development

The MVC pattern

Model View

Controller

The MVVM pattern

Model View

Presentation Model

(ViewModel)

DataBinding

Demo• Simple MVVM application• Exploring a more complex

architecture

ViewModel View

ViewModel View

• Complicates the testing, hard coupling

• Hard to design and tweak

MessageBoxAnimationsNavigation

ViewModel View

ViewModel View

• Loose coupling, more flexibility

• Behavior is highly Blendable

BehaviourBinding

Injecting View ServicesViewModel IDialogService

DialogService View

injection

INavigationService

injection

NavigationService

action

Demo• Using View Services

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