Erwin van der Valk's blog: Practicing patterns
The only way to truely master something is to keep trying to improve yourself.. Keep practicing!
Goodbye…
It has been a bit quiet on my blog the last couple of weeks. Sorry about that. I have been very busy...
Date: 12/28/2009
how to work with animations in Silverlight in the mvvm pattern
One of the things I found a bit more challenging than it should have been is working with animations...
Date: 10/12/2009
how to build an outlook style application – part 1
[Update] This is part 1 of this post. Read the second post here. At the end of building prism V2, we...
Date: 09/18/2009
how to apply a viewmodel to new windows
A colleague asked me a question today. How do you apply the Model View ViewModel pattern to new...
Date: 09/18/2009
writing applications that target both wpf and silverlight with a single codebase
A while back, I wrote an MSDN article on writing multi-targeted programs with Prism....
Date: 09/03/2009
how do i adapt a simple vs complex model
When I started with separated presentation patterns, I always thought that to create a single...
Date: 08/31/2009
Implementing the Model View ViewModel pattern
In this third part of my series of blog posts on the ViewModel pattern, I’m going to demonstrate how...
Date: 08/18/2009
the difference between model-view-viewmodel and other separated presentation patterns
This is the second blog post in a series on the Model View ViewModel pattern. Before I’m going to...
Date: 08/14/2009
how do i do… With the Model-View-ViewModel pattern
While building the Composite Application Guidance for WPF and Silverlight (AKA Prism V2), we relied...
Date: 08/11/2009
Unveiling my latest project
Hi guys, Sorry, it has been a bit silent on my blog. But for a good reason. For the last couple of...
Date: 07/17/2009
Using interfaces and base classes in different assembly using vsewss 1.3
In a previous post, I mentioned that there are difficulties with using the Visual Studio extensions...
Date: 06/08/2009
Sharepoint guidance v2 – drop 9
This week, we published the results of interation 9 to our codeplex site. You can get it here:...
Date: 05/13/2009
sharepoint guidance drop 8 video online
Hi guys, Our drop 8 video is online on Channel 9. Check it out: Happy watching and keep practicing!...
Date: 04/30/2009
how to build an outlook style application with prism v2 – Part 2
A while ago, I put an example application on my blog on how to build an outlook style application....
Date: 04/29/2009
sharepoint guidance v2 – drop 8
Last Friday, we’ve released drop 8 of our Guidance. What did we tackle in iteration 8 The...
Date: 04/27/2009
sharepoint guidance v2 – drop 7
Hi guys, Last monday, we have released drop 7 of the SharePoint Guidance V2. You can get it here:...
Date: 04/16/2009
program to interface… in sharepoint
[Update] I’ve posted a workaround to this issue here:...
Date: 04/10/2009
sharepoint guidance v2 – drop 6 video
Hi Guys, Last week, we have released drop 6 of the Sharepoint guidance V2. In this drop, we have...
Date: 04/08/2009
what do you think of prism?
Prism has been out for quite a while now. I hope you had some time to play with it, read the docs,...
Date: 04/01/2009
p&p Sharepoint guidance v2
Since the Prism project is done, I’ll be working on a different project for the next couple of...
Date: 03/19/2009
linq and the dry principle
I found myself today working on a LINQ query that, in my opinion violated the DRY principle. ...
Date: 03/16/2009
prism v2 – walkthrough webcasts
Last week, Bob and I have recorded a couple of webcasts. In these webcasts, we are creating an...
Date: 03/02/2009
how to build an outlook style application – part 1
[Update] This is part 1 of this post. Read the second post here. At the end of building prism V2, we...
Date: 03/02/2009
just released: composite application guidance for wpf and silverlight – February 2008
I’m really happy and extremely proud to say that we have launched the Prism V2 (the Composite...
Date: 02/18/2009
Test if classes are registered in unity
While writing some sample applications for the upcoming release of Prism (Composite Application...
Date: 02/13/2009
prism v2 – drop 10 (composite application guidance)
Today, we have released what’s likely going to be the last drop of Prism before the final release....
Date: 01/30/2009
prism v2 – drop 9 (composite application guidance for wpf and silverlight)
It’s been a while since my last post. Not that the Prism team has been sitting idle though. Last...
Date: 01/19/2009
PRISM v2 – dROP 6 (Composite Application Guidance for WPF and Silverlight
Today, we have released the 6th drop of Prism V2 (affectionately known as Compostite Application...
Date: 11/21/2008
Prism V2 – Drop 5 (Composite Application Guidance for WPF and Silverlight)
Today, we’ve released the fifth drop of the Prism V2 project. You can get it at:...
Date: 11/07/2008
Visual Composition scenario’s
Norman posted a valid question to my previous post on Visual composition styles in Prism V2 drop 4....
Date: 10/27/2008
Prism V2 – Drop 4
Today, We have put an other drop of Prism V2 (Composite application guidance for WPF and...
Date: 10/24/2008
Prism V2 (Composite Application Guidance) – Drop 3 is out
Yesterday, we’ve put the third drop of the Prism V2 project (Composite Application Guidance for WPF...
Date: 10/14/2008
Composite Application Guidance for WPF has landed
My new colleagues at patterns & practices have just delivered a great new deliverable around...
Date: 07/04/2008
How to load CAL modules from a website (or other locations)
Loading CAL modules from the web (or any other location) For the last 2 weeks, I’ve done some work...
Date: 06/26/2008
First Post
Hi All, Wecome to my Blog. I've just started my new job at the patterns & practices team in...
Date: 06/26/2008