Dumb question - is MEF still where it's at?

Colin E.

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Mar 25, 2015, 4:56:45 AM3/25/15

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Hi All,

I've been out of the WPF game for a while now, but need to do a quick
bit of catching up!

I was wondering whether MEF is still a good choice for building
modular WPF applications? Or whether there is something more current I
should look into?

Many thanks!

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Colin E.

Sacha Barber

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Mar 25, 2015, 5:08:49 AM3/25/15

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I personally really like PRISM, and the use of Rx, which I just wrote about actually.

http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/885009/Attached-VM-Behaviours

I tend to stick with using Unity (though PRISM Supports MEF too), and has contrib stuff for other containers such as Castle

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Colin E.

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Mar 25, 2015, 5:13:30 AM3/25/15

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Perfect - thanks Sacha, looks like that is just the article I was looking for!

We really should meet up at some point, would be great to hear what
you have been up to for the past few years. Perhaps we could meet up
next time I am down in London?

Regards,
Colin E.

Sacha Barber

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Mar 25, 2015, 5:18:12 AM3/25/15

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Sure that would be nice. I may have to move on (Job wise) soon anyway, so perhaps we could chat about that too, ha ha

Peter O'Hanlon

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Mar 25, 2015, 5:24:14 AM3/25/15

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MEF with MefedMVVM is where it's at.

Sacha Barber

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Mar 25, 2015, 6:37:51 AM3/25/15

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Yeah that works well too

Sacha Barber

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Mar 25, 2015, 6:41:28 AM3/25/15

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I used it in.cinch

Colin E.

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Mar 25, 2015, 7:17:26 AM3/25/15

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Thanks Peter - I'll look into that as well.

And Sacha, I'll give you a shout next time I am in your area!

Regards,
Colin E.

Sacha Barber

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Mar 25, 2015, 7:26:33 AM3/25/15

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Sure, please do

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Karl Shifflett

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Mar 25, 2015, 7:50:00 AM3/25/15

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Hi Colin,

Prism 4.0 and Unity.

Prism 5 us out, but for WPF, Prism 4 is the way to go.

Best,

Karl

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Matt Duffield

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Mar 25, 2015, 7:51:34 AM3/25/15

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Prism 5 supports the PCL so you may get some mileage on it besides just WPF. I have several clients that are using Prism 5 and the PCL for other than WPF.