Note: This was presented to the Tampa C# Meetup on April 20th, 2011. One of the greatest challenges in writing code is that nebulas time when the code is too complex to keep the flow all in your head, and when the debugger gets too much in the way for [...]
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Tags: .NET
Managing Dependencies with NuGet
Note: This was presented to the Tampa C# Meetup on April 6th, 2011. Most large .NET projects will use a number of libraries and frameworks. Those dependencies of your project will have their own dependencies. To make it more complex, those libraries may depend on other libraries, and in some [...]
Introducing Caliburn.Micro – Lightweight MVVM & WPF
I have used a number of different MVVM frameworks, and none has so-far felt right. Not the worlds most scientific criteria, I will grant you, but still one that I consider valid. I have a preference for lighter-weight frameworks. Another vague criteria, but my definition of it is simple – [...]
Bootstrapping an Application with MEF and Autofac
I really like MEF and I really like proper IoC containers (let the flames begin). I do not think they are mutually exclusive, but best suited for different goals. I consider MEF to be a great way to perform macro level componentization. In other words, it is a way to [...]
The Last Console Driver I Will Ever Write
Nearly every application I write has a project called ConsoleDriver in it. This project is almost always the same as it is just a main routine that create the class that starts my program, wraps it in an exception block, usually configures logging, and waits until I hit enter or [...]
