Localize Property Names, Descriptions, and Categories for the XamPropertyGrid
I was browsing the Infragistics WPF Forums the other day and ran into this question asking how to localize the descriptions of properties in the xamPropertyGrid control. The original poster looked at...
View ArticleMVVM: Data Binding Rich Text to the Infragistics XamRichTextEditor
The Infragistics xamRichTextEditor control is a highly customizable rich text editing control that provides functionality modeled after the features and behavior of Microsoft Word. You can easily...
View ArticleDoes Reporting Progress with Task.Run Freeze Your WPF UI?
I recently received a question from a person we will refer to as “Hingle McCringleberry”, that was related to an old post I did back in 2011 showing how to use the Extended WPF Toolkit’s BusyIndicator...
View ArticleBuild 2015 Visual Studio Toolbox: The Future of the Prism Library
When I was at the Microsoft Build 2015 conference in San Francisco, Brian Noyes and I had a chance to sit down with Robert Green on the Visual Studio Toolbox to talk about the future of Prism. The post...
View ArticleWhat’s New in Prism for Xamarin.Forms 5.7.0-Pre1 Release
Just over 2 months ago I released the first preview of the new Prism for Xamarin.Forms. Since then, I have been hard at work gathering community feedback, refactoring the code base, and implementing...
View ArticleWrite Platform Specific Code with a Portable Class Library (PCL)
Yeah, you read that title right. This post is going to show you how to write platform specific code using PCLs. Now, you may be thinking that I will show you some trick with an abstract base class or...
View ArticleTalking about Prism at .NET Fringe on Channel 9 with Seth Juarez
When I was speaking at .NET Fringe back in April, I had a chance to sit down with my good friend Seth Juarez with Microsoft’s Channel 9 to talk about Prism and all the great things happening since it...
View ArticleInfragistics Webinar “MVVM Made Simple with Prism” Sample Code
On June 30th, I presented a joint webinar for Infragistics and Pluralsight titled “MVVM Made Simple With Prism”. Unfortunately, the first 5 minutes didn’t get recorded. Here is the abstract from that...
View ArticlePrism Joins the .NET Foundation
Back in March 2015, The Microsoft Patterns and Practices team announced that they were transferring ownership of Prism to a new team. Immediately after that announcement was made, we began working on...
View ArticleNew Pluralsight Course – Prism Problems & Solutions: Mastering the TabControl
Do you use the TabControl in your WPF Prism applications? If so, then watch my new Pluralsight course “Prism Problems & Solutions: Mastering the TabControl“. This course will focus on using the...
View ArticlePrism for Xamarin.Forms 6.2.0 Preview
Back in March I released the first preview of Prism for Xamarin.Forms. Since then, there has been a ton of great feedback from the Xamarin community. Today, I am happy to announce the next evolution...
View ArticleNew Pluralsight Course – Prism Problems & Solutions: Loading Modules Based on...
Most desktop WPF Prism applications have built-in security and assigns roles to users. These roles are used to instruct the application about which aspects or features a user can access. This course...
View ArticlePrism for Xamarin.Forms 6.2.0 Preview 3
Over the last month-and-a-half, I have been busting my butt trying to get Prism for Xamarin.Forms ready for prime time. Since the first preview release back on Dec 3rd, I have release two more...
View ArticleSay Hello to the Prism Template Pack
If you develop applications using Prism, there have probably been a number times where you said, “Man, I wish I could just click File –> New –> Prism Application, and have Visual Studio create...
View ArticleMy Microsoft HoloLens has Arrived! Let’s Unbox it
As most of you in the tech world know, Microsoft has been working on a kick-ass holographic computer technology in the form of the Microsoft HoloLens. Well, I am extremely excited to announce that my...
View ArticleXamarin Evolve 2016 Slides and Sample Code
On April 27th, 2016 I gave a session at Xamarin Evolve called “MVVM Made Easy with Xamarin.Forms and Prism”. This was my first time at Evolve and I must say, it was a great event. I was especially...
View ArticleFeature Spotlight: Infragistics WPF NuGet Packages
On Infragistics product ideas website there is a highly voted product idea titled “Use Nuget for Distribution”. Well, it turns out that Infragistics does have NuGet packages for some of their products...
View ArticlePrism for Xamarin.Forms 6.2 Release
This moment has been a long eight months in the making. I have ignored my wife and children for days at a time, coded late into the nights and over the weekends getting ready for this moment. A lot...
View ArticlePrism DelegateCommand.FromAsyncHandler is Obsolete!
Today, I just released an update to the Prism.Core NuGet package. Is this 6.2.1 update, the DelegateCommand.FromAsyncHandler feature has been marked as Obsolete and will be removed from Prism in the...
View ArticlePrism for Xamarin.Forms 6.3 Preview with Improved Template Pack
I need your feedback, and I need it now! I have been working on the next version of Prism for Xamarin.Forms and need your help making sure I’m adding value and solving issues that prevent you from...
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