Prism (WPF Composite Client) Codeplex Site Launched
Last week we launched the Codeplex site for Prism. There you will find all the information related to this new project as well as drops for your early evaluation. We are on a very early stage, so your feedback can make a huge difference.
This is a snapshot of the site.
Overview
“Prism” is a set of assets for developing Composite WPF applications. “Prism” includes a reference implementation, reusable library code and pattern guidance.
“Prism” addresses the challenges around building complex enterprise WPF applications. As the complexity increases and the teams grow, the application becomes increasingly difficult to maintain. Using “Prism” enables designing a composite application that is composed of many discrete, loosely coupled modules. These modules can be developed, tested and deployed by separate teams.
It provides the following benefits:
- Provides complete support for WPF
- Dynamically composes user interface components
- Application modules are developed, tested and deployed by separate teams
- Allows incremental adoption
- Provides an integrated user experience
“Prism” is not a port of previous smart client offerings, instead it is a new deliverable that is optimized for WPF. It aims to deliver a simplified approach that is more easily adoptable.
If you want to know more about Prism, don’t forget to read the following posts:
- Composite WPF Guidance by Francis Cheung
- WPF Composite Client Guidance, it’s coming! by Glenn Block
- Differentiated User Experience (UX) by Brian Noyes
Also the customers have been writing about Prism:
- An Early Glimpse of Future Composite Smart Client Guidance
- Prism Camp: Reflections on the “Composite WPF Review”
- Prism is alive!
Stay tuned. I’ll be writing more about Prism in the following weeks.
