Should I use the Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) pattern in Silverlight projects?

Question

One challenge with Silverlight controls is that when properties are bound to code, they\'re no longer really editable in Blend. For example, if you\'ve got a ListView that\'

Answer 1

I think many of us are waiting for the trailblazers to go ahead and create really good sample apps using MVVM in Silverlight (and WPF for that matter). There are a number of tricky areas such as the lack of ICommand in Silverlight, or the difficulty of interacting with animations starting and stopping only using data binding.

Its definitely a pattern to watch for the future though, and is worth trying out if you don't mind 'cheating' occasionally in the places where you can't quite figure it out.