>>>Hi,
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>>>Anyone delved into this library deeply enough to form an opinion ?:
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http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc707890.aspx>>
>>I don't know much about it, but, from what I understand, PRISM is the way to go now. I believe CAL, when compared to PRISM, is too complex and PRISM "simplifies" the process of building loosely coupled layers that are required for such applications. The concept and framework is something we are slowly investigating and there is a *lot* to learn about it. Just Google the PRISM framework and pattern to find out more.
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>Isn't 'Prism' the code-name for "Composite Application Guidance for WPF" - which is just that - guidance. This seems the latest version (Prism2? includes SilverLight):http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd458809.aspx.
>But, AFAICS, CAL (the Composite Application Library) is MS's version of a framework for implementing the guidance - or, conversely, maybe Prism can be regarded as guidance on using the CAL?
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>I've got the downloads and also watched the videos here:http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/akMSFT/Creating-a-modular-application-using-Prism-V2-Part-1-of-4--Creating-a-shell-and-modules/ but I can see it will take a lot more than that to properly 'come-to-grips' with it.
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>Regards,
>Viv
No kidding that this Composite Application stuff is complex no matter what you call it. This link may help shed some light on it:
http://www.tanguay.info/web/index.php?pg=codeExamples&id=105Mike
