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Prism for WPF License Announcement
Prism for WPF and it associated projects now use the Apache 2.0 license. The latest source code can...
Date: 08/22/2014
Prism for Universal Apps available on Codeplex
Prism for Universal Apps is now available on CodePlex. Prism can now be used to develop apps for...
Date: 07/02/2014
Mike Taulty Prism for Windows Runtime Video
Mike Taulty gave a great walkthrough of how to create an application using Prism for Windows Runtime...
Date: 05/08/2014
Prism 5.0 for WPF and .NET 4.5 Just Released
We are pleased to announce that the Microsoft patterns & practices team just released the Prism...
Date: 04/24/2014
Updated PDF for Prism for the Windows Runtime is now available
An updated PDF for Prism for the Windows Runtime is now available at https://aka.ms/prism-winrt-pdf....
Date: 02/13/2014
Plan for Prism for .NET 4.5
The patterns & practices team is working on an update to Prism for WPF to support .NET 4.5. We...
Date: 01/14/2014
Just released Prism for the Windows Runtime on Windows 8.1
We are pleased to announce that we just released Prism for Windows 8.1. Prism helps developers who...
Date: 01/03/2014
Plan for Prism for Windows 8.1
Last week we posted our second drop to CodePlex of Prism for Windows Store apps. I want to update...
Date: 11/05/2013
First Prism for Windows 8.1 drop available on Codeplex
Francis just posted our first Prism for Windows 8.1 drop on CodePlex. Go checkout the release...
Date: 10/18/2013
Prism for Windows Runtime docs now available in 11 languages
Prism for Windows Runtime which provides guidance on building Windows Store business apps using C#...
Date: 08/30/2013
Just released - Prism for Windows Runtime
Last December, we announced our thoughts on a new version of Prism for Windows 8 which we code named...
Date: 05/17/2013
Checkout New Prism Knowledge Base
We will release Prism for the Windows Runtime very soon. In preparation of the release, we created a...
Date: 05/10/2013
Just posted Video of Prism for Windows Runtime on Channel 9
Check out Francis Cheung and myself talking with Robert Green on Channel 9 about Prism for Windows...
Date: 05/08/2013
Kona Guidance is now Prism for Windows Runtime
I want to update you on the status of the project from the patterns & practices team codenamed...
Date: 04/24/2013
New Kona drop on Codeplex
For those of you interested in creating line of business Windows Store apps, you should check out...
Date: 02/05/2013
Developing a Windows Store app using JavaScript: Hilo guidance released
The patterns & practices client team is happy to announce the release of the Hilo guidance:...
Date: 01/23/2013
Developing a Windows Store app using C++ and XAML: Hilo guidance released
The patterns & practices client team is happy to announce the release of the Hilo guidance:...
Date: 01/14/2013
Sign-up for the patterns & practices symposium 2013
The patterns & practices Symposium 2013 is scheduled for January 15 – 17, on campus in Redmond....
Date: 12/13/2012
Prism on .NET 4.5 and the road to Windows 8 apps
This blog post discusses our plans for Prism to run on .NET 4.5 and our plans to create guidance for...
Date: 12/13/2012
Prism for Silverlight 5 Ships
We finally shipped Prism 4.1 for Silverlight 5. You can find the documentation at...
Date: 02/20/2012
Starting work on Prism 4.1
patterns & practices started working on Prism 4.1 which will target Silverlight 5 and items...
Date: 12/14/2011
Learn Prism 4 with Brian Noyes
Brian Noyes, a long time Prism advisor is creating Working with Prism 4 Series. You should check it...
Date: 11/15/2011
FREE WPF and Silverlight Online Prism Training from PluralSight on Nov 12-Nov 14.
Check out PluralSight’s free offer for 3 hours of online Prism training from November 12 – 14. The...
Date: 11/01/2011
Prism 4.0 CTP Available on Codeplex
Yesterday we published the CTP for Prism 4.0. In my previous blog, I called this phase I. Phase I...
Date: 08/03/2010
Prism 4.0 Plan & Drop Available on Codeplex
The team is hard at work on Prism 4.0 which will run on .NET 4.0 and Silverlight 4. We just posted...
Date: 06/15/2010
Updated Version of Web Client Guidance Available on Codeplex
I just posted an updated version to Codeplex of the Web Client Guidance now called Developing Web...
Date: 06/09/2010
Have you taken the Prism 4.0 Survey?
As I mentioned in my blog post on Prism 4.0 we will publish a survey asking for your feedback on...
Date: 04/27/2010
Beta Version of WCSF for VS2010 Available on Codeplex
We just published a beta version of the Web Client Software Factory for Visual Studio 2010 on...
Date: 04/05/2010
Beta Version of SCSF for VS2010 available on Codeplex
We just published a beta version of the Smart Client Software Factory for Visual Studio 2010 on...
Date: 03/25/2010
Prism will support Unity 2.0
Last week we announced our plans for Prism 4.0 on patterns & practices blog, David Hill’s blog,...
Date: 03/22/2010
Will WCSF VS 2010 version support Unity 2.0 and ASP.NET MVC?
We received a number of questions on Codeplex asking us whether the Web Client Software Factory...
Date: 03/22/2010
Web Client Guidance Nears Completion
p&p needs your feedback! We plan to release the Web Client Guidance around Dev10 launch. This...
Date: 03/17/2010
Prism 4.0 Plans
The patterns & practices Client Team just published a blog post on the p&p team blog that...
Date: 03/16/2010
Check out Simon’s Blog Posts on Web Client Guidance and MVC
Simon Ince recently posted some very good blog posts on View Models in MVC, Generic or Specific...
Date: 02/05/2010
New Web Client Guidance Drop Available on Codeplex
We just posted the most recent drop of the Web Client Guidance on Codeplex. At this point we are...
Date: 01/29/2010
Web Client Guidance Drop #6 Available on Codeplex
The Web Client Guidance Drop #6 is available on Codeplex. Based upon feedback, we simplified the...
Date: 01/15/2010
Prism 4.0
I am getting lots of questions regarding Prism 4.0 (Composite Application Guidance for…). We will...
Date: 01/15/2010
New Skin Included in Latest Web Client Guidance Drop
As I mentioned in my previous blog post, we significantly upgraded the skin of the Reference...
Date: 01/05/2010
4th Web Client Guidance Drop Available on Codeplex and Proposed UX Design
We were in the holiday spirit last week so we created a drop of the Web Client Guidance - so...
Date: 12/29/2009
Prism 4.0 and MEF
David Hill has a recent blog post that discusses how Prism 4.0 (Composite Application Guidance for...
Date: 12/19/2009
Web Client Guidance on how to partition controllers
Francis posted a question on Codeplex on how to partition controllers in our SongsController. Let us...
Date: 12/19/2009
3rd Public Drop Available for Web Client Guidance
Below are the changes for our 3rd pubic drop of the Web Client Guidance. I would like feedback on...
Date: 12/14/2009
We need your feedback on Web Client Guidance
Last week we posted our 2nd public drop for the Web Client Guidance project. We have over 1000...
Date: 12/07/2009
First public drop for Web Client Guidance Available on Codeplex
The first public drop of Web Client Guidance is available on https://webclientguidance.codeplex.com....
Date: 11/17/2009
Another Prism Class Available Jan 11 – Jan 14
I have been asked recently where to find training on Prism. The good news is David Platt is offering...
Date: 11/11/2009
Prism release for Silverlight 3.0
We just posted a new version of the Composite Application Guidance for WPF and Silverlight (Prism...
Date: 11/02/2009
Customers using Prism
Over the past several months, I have been asked who is using Prism. While I know lots of customers...
Date: 11/02/2009
patterns and practices wants you to take the Web guidance survey
As I mentioned in a December blog post, the patterns & practices team plans to create new Web...
Date: 07/20/2009
Listen to Elegant Code’s recent Webcast on Prism 2.0 with Bob Brumfield and Blaine Wastell
David Starr and Scott Nichols of Elegant Code recently interviewed Bob and I regarding Prism 2.0...
Date: 04/23/2009
Prism training is available from Rolling Thunder
David Platt from Rolling Thunder is offering a training course on Composite Application Guidance for...
Date: 04/01/2009