MEF With Glenn Block

July 24th, 2009

In this show, we explore the Managed Extensibility Framework or MEF.  Our guide is none other than Glenn Block!  Today’s show isn’t specifically about Silverlight , but an upcoming show will cover the gory details about MEF in Silverlight.

In this show:

• What Problem is MEF Solving?  It has to do with the “new” operator.  MEF is essentially an engine for creating instances (and providing those instances with any information they need).
• There’s overlap with other technologies (think maybe Unity/Prism here), but it has a special focus: making applications extensible.
• Would MEF ever fit in with a LOB Application?  Sure.  Think about extending your application with a custom rules engine.  Applications can be extended on a per-customer basis.
• MEF has a hidden feature: It standardizes how we extend applications.  Imagine a future where we all extend our applications in the same way.

Glenn Block

Silverlight MEF Video

Thanks to Jona from YACHT for his great music.

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