MahApps.Metro.Mvvm

A Cookbook of MVVM-oriented Solutions to Common MahApps.Metro Problems

Background

MahApss.Metro is an open-source project that brings Metro-style to your WPF applications.

The primary contributors of MA.M have stated that the library is not opinionated about a user's backend implementation (MVVM, MVC, direct code-behind). This offers a lot of flexibility and makes it straightforward to get started with MA.M. However, there are nuances to more advanced UI topics that would benefit from a clear preference towards Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM).

MVVM is one of the preferred ways of designing WPF applications but doing it correctly is clearly a challenge. This project will serve as a resource for best-practices when combining MA.M with MVVM.

Project Topics

1. Dialogs
2. Flyouts
3. Inter-ViewModel Communication

MVVM Frameworks

1. MVVM Light
2. Caliburn.Micro
3. Prism (?)

Contributing to the Project

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