Developer′s Guide to Microsoft Prism 4 – Building Modular MVVM Applications with Windows Presentation Foundation and Microsoft Silverlight ... Foundation and Microsoft Silverlight) - Softcover

Brumfield, Bob; Cox, Geoff; Hill, David; Noyes, Brian; Puleio, Michael; Shifflet, Karl

Softcover

ISBN 10: 073565610X ISBN 13: 9780735656109

Publisher: Microsoft Press US, 2011

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Title: Developer's Guide to Microsoft Prism 4( Building Modular MVVM Applications Using Windows Presentation Foundation and Microsoft Silverlight) <>Binding: Paperback <>Author: BobBrumfield <>Publisher: MicrosoftPress

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Bob Brumfield is a senior software developer with the Microsoft® patterns & practices team, primarily working on Prism, Enterprise Library, and Web Guidance projects. Before joining Microsoft, he focused on helping teams deliver Microsoft-based solutions as a consultant in the Colorado Rocky Mountain region. Bob has more than 15 years of experience with professional software development and architecture.

Geoff Cox works as a principal consultant for Southworks, Inc. He enjoys developing software at every level of the stack—from desktop and web clients to services and databases. His passion for coding revolves around the .NET Framework, design patterns, user interface design, and agile teamwork.

David Hill is the principal architect for the Microsoft® patterns & practices team. Much of his 10 years at Microsoft have been focused on client application development. Before joining Microsoft, David specialized in developing scientific and engineering applications. David has more than 20 years of experience in professional software development.

Brian Noyes is chief architect of IDesign, a Microsoft® Regional Director, and MVP. Brian spends most of his time consulting with customers around the world on how to best architect and design their applications to fully leverage the Microsoft .NET Framework, with particular focus on Silverlight®, WPF, ASP.NET, WCF, and Workflow, as well as teaching master classes on all of these technologies. He is the author of Developing Applications in Windows® Workflow Foundation, Smart Client Deployment with ClickOnce, and Data Binding with Windows Forms 2.0. Brian speaks at conferences worldwide, including Microsoft TechEd, DevConnections, DevTeach, DevReach, VSLive, and others. Brian got started programming as a hobby while flying F-14 Tomcats in the US Navy, later turning it into a second career. You can reach Brian through his blog at http://briannoyes.net.

Michael Puleio is a senior software developer, pragmatic agilist, and coffee addict. He has worked for Microsoft® for over 10 years, and is currently a member of the patterns & practices (p&p) team. At p&p, he has delivered applied engineering guidance in a number of areas, including Windows® client development (with Prism 4 and the Smart Client Software Factory), the web space (in the Web Guidance projects and the Web Client Software Factory). He also contributed to guidance on data access technologies and acceptance testing. Before joining the p&p team, Michael developed applications, embedded systems, and services at MSNTV (formerly WebTV) and MSN. Previous to Microsoft, Michael worked on a range of software challenges, including computer reservation systems, web application development, and 3D modeling for geophysics. Michael blogs at blogs.msdn.com/mpuleio.

Karl Shifflett currently works for the Microsoft® patterns & practices (p&p) team, where he manages the desktop projects such as Prism and the Web Guidance project. He is one of the authors of the Developer's Guide to Microsoft Prism. Karl is very passionate about product quality and Microsoft customers. He is very well known in the .NET community, loves teaching, and enjoys writing about the .NET Framework.

Prior to joining p&p Karl spent two years as a program manager on the WPF and Silverlight® Designer team for Visual Studio® 2010. Before joining Microsoft, Karl was a software architect, former Microsoft MVP, and Code Project MVP. He has been designing and developing business applications since 1989 and transitioned to the .NET Framework in March of 2003. In April of 2007 he joined the list of WPF fanatics and evangelists.

Karl is the author of the very popular XAML Power Toys, XAML IntelliSense Presenter, In the Box MVVM Training, and co-author of Mole. He loves WPF and Silverlight line-of-business applications and is developing a passion for Windows® Phone 7 and ASP.NET MCV.

Karl's two blogs are http://karlshifflett.wordpress.com/ and http://blogs.msdn.com/kashiffl. Additionally he wrote the content for the WPF and Silverlight Designer blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/wpfsldesigner.

Edition details

• Publisher: Microsoft Press US
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 073565610X
• ISBN 13: 9780735656109
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 288