Thoughts on Model-View-ViewModel

So many methodologies on how to program.  Things were so simple 20-30 years ago.  Single file programs.  Then turning into multiple files, procedural.  Then OOP.  Then Winforms.  Then MFC.  Then .NET and all the C# goodness.  Then WPF.  And now MVVM. There’s...

Finding control templates

With UWP, I’m finding myself overriding the control templates of existing controls.  Creating these control templates from scratch is not even on the table as a realistic possibility.  So, coders typically use debug code to print out a control template, load a...

Using font icons in UWP

Microsoft has made the switch from old-school image icons to font icons that web technologies like Font Awesome and Glyphicons have been offering for years.  There is a set of fonts that Microsoft has included with all Windows 10 operating systems.  But the font that...

The elusive SplitView

I’m working on an UWP app and love the idea of SplitView.  However, useful documentation is few and far between.  Although I am currently nixing use of SplitView for my current project (UX choice), I want to note the best the web has to offer on the subject. A...