The Intent of the MVVM Design Pattern
- Overview the scope of Intertech’s Complete MVVM course
- Examine some limitations of a typical tightly-coupled GUI application
- Know the pros and cons of the MVVM design pattern
- Know the responsibilities of the Model
- Know the responsibilities of the ViewModel
- Know the responsibilities of the View
- Explore the structure of an Expression Blend Databound project template
The Core MVVM Design Pattern
- Implement a custom data model
- Build a custom ViewModel class
- Know the role of the iNotifyPropertyChanged interface
- Create “code free” View objects
- Connect a View to the ViewModel via XAML
- Build a WPF application using the core pieces of the MVVM design pattern
Communication Between the Layers
- Use data binding to pass View data to the VM
- Understand the roll of custom command objects
- Know the distinction between the Action<> and Func<> delegates
- Create custom command objects which communicate with the ViewModel
- Bind UI objects to custom command objects
- Examine ways to handle UI state changes (enabling / disabling of controls, etc)
Survey of Tools and Frameworks
- Briefly survey some common MVVM frameworks
- Know the role of XAML Power Toys
- Point out a number of useful online resources for additional MVVM information
