Advanced MVVM [Kindle Edition]

Josh Smith (Author)

Book Description

This e-book is for WPF and Silverlight developers looking to take their Model-View-ViewModel skills to the next level. It reviews how the MVVM design pattern was used to create a fun and addictive game that provides an elegant user experience. Read this e-book to gain insights from Josh Smith, an industry recognized expert in WPF, Silverlight, and MVVM, on how to properly design complex View and ViewModel architectures. Learn how to support unlimited undo, coordinate animated transitions, control modal dialog boxes from a ViewModel, and much more.

Note: The paperback copy of this book available on Amazon is not being sold by Josh Smith (the author).

Product Details

• File Size: 664 KB
• Print Length: 74 pages
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B0038KX9FW
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Not Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #230,364 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
  • #61 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Computers & Technology > Systems Analysis & Design

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars A bit disappointing and short July 29, 2010

By EPL

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

I bought the kindle version, and I'm glad I only spend the $10, because $34 for the paper version would have been a bit much.

My main complaint about the book is that it really is a detailed explanation of the BubbleBurst game code, from the author, which can be found on Codeplex.

Certainly the MVVM strategy used in the game requires explanation to be fully understood, and I have to say it is very cleverly designed, but then the book should have been called 'BubbleBurst's MVVM design explained', not 'Advanced MVVM'.

I was expecting a book which explains MVVM advanced concepts and uses the game as an example to illustrate those concepts. This is not what this is.
This is mostly an example of MVVM development, explained step by step.
It does include some very good insight, great pointers and some rules of MVVM pattern development, but it falls short of being a solid reference book.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Terrible January 15, 2011

By bbeny

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

I got the kindle version of this book (I am not sure if there is any other version). The code examples on the Kindle were completely unformatted. All the tabbing was lost resulting in the code being left aligned, making it extremely difficult to read. For a technical book with code examples this is not acceptable. I also noticed some of the images and diagrams were not being shown.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Light on theory and short. November 17, 2010

By R. Bane

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

In a sense this is a nice real-world example of using MVVM for an application that is not necessarily just an MVVM demo. Going over the code and reading the book will give an idea of how this pattern is used to solve the problems of the BubbleBurst application. However, it's light on the theoretical side... some best practices, horror stories of MVVM gone wrong, or more general architectural advice would have been useful. Because the coverage is focused specifically on BubbleBurst, and because a fair portion of the length is source code, it feels extremely short.

In the end, this is more of an essay on BubbleBurst design than an ebook on MVVM.

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