How to Create a New View in MVVM?
Let’s say I have a view that must open another window on command. Where would this code sit? The model? Don’t be ridiculous. The view model? Yes, it’s where the […]
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MVVM in Two Sentences
1. The view model shall never directly manipulate the controls.. 2. The view shall never manipulate the model.. These are two negatives, because they govern the separation of concerns. Most […]
Posted MVVM presentation and answers to quesitons
http://www.ikriv.com/demo/mvvm/ Now includes answers to questions asked during the presentation
WPF/Silverlight Convergence is a Myth
I remember reading on Microsoft web site that although WPF and Silverlight are different technologies, their libraries will eventually converge. While this might be a declared goal, it by no […]
Possible WPF Bug: Input Field with Invalid Input Not Highlighted On Startup
I am building a WPF demo, and I wanted to include validation. My scenario cannot be simpler: I show a form to create a shipment, and when you click “Save” […]
TFS and the KISS principle
How do you copy an SVN label to a folder? svn serverpath/tags/label destdir How do you copy a TFS label to a folder? Watch my hands: mkdir destdir cd destdir […]
On the State of Hotel Industry in Israel
In recent days I was doing some serious hotel booking in Israel, and I must say I am appalled by the state of the hotel industry there. I am quite […]
One Hour Iteration, or How Much Agile is Too Much
Agile programming is called “agile” because it provides faster feedback cycle than traditional methods. In the traditional world, first you write a functional specification document. Then you have the users […]
MessageBoxes and worker threads
This will hopefully become a more organized article with code samples, but I need to record my results for now. Here’s the practical problem I encountered in the application I […]
CSV: Carelessly Saved Values
I currently work with some numeric methods that accept large quantities of data as inputs. Normally the input comes from a database. As I was writing the tests, I needed […]