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Hello MEF (Managed Extensibility Framework)
It was a tough decision to put another new framework on the burner for the Solution Development Management System (http://www.CodePlex.com/SDMS).... It seems just as I get a framework under my belt,...
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MEF - WPF QuickStart
Currently the Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF) does not have documentation/steps for creating a new WPF Application (there is documentation for a console application) so I figured I'd document...
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MEF - CompositeWPF under one roof
MEF and the CompositeWPF both offer distinct and very valuable services. MEF allows us to easily create Add-in components and the CompositeWPF makes it easy to decouple our services and views. Today...
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CASK - MEF / Unity - Chicken before the egg....
Problem Statement: The Community Starter Kit, while very powerful and dynamic, is not extensible due to it's complexity; although CASK "is" extensible in the technical sense the CSK has not taken off...
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PRISM 2.2: can't use StaticResource when resource is in App.xaml
I lost count of the number of variations of "can't use StaticResource" that I BING'd for over the last couple of days; countless hours banging my head against the desk. This adventure started when I...
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PRISM V4 Drop 2 : MVPVM Modularity with MEF
Sample Application: ModularityWithMef.zip (4.95 mb) Although I have been a hard-core Unity (Dependency Injection) cronie since its conception I have to admit I was very pleased with MEF extensions to...
View ArticleMEF Container - encapsulating and simplifying
With MEF 2 Preview 1 released (July 2010) it is time to dig in and examine it under the hood, particularly .NET 4.0 capabilities. Fortunately the Patterns & Practices teams have a standard of...
View ArticleUnity Strategy for MEF
The Prism 4.0 CTP has support for Unity and MEF, but not both at the same time. In my case this is a problem because I'd like to use MEF for what it is designed for (extensibility / add-ins) and use...
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