«Building Standalone Desktop Applications»

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Building standalone desktop
applications
Maksym Chernenko
Lead Software Engineer

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Overview
1. Before writing code
2. Application lifecycle
3. Questions to ask
4. Useful libraries
5. Q & A

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Before writing code
- What is creating desktop application in 2017?
- Know your client
- Know your vendors

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Application lifecycle
- Install
- Runtime environment
- Resource Management
- Update
- Data Model
- Uninstall

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Application architecture - MVVM

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Application architecture - Framework

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Application architecture - PRISM

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Questions to ask
- How do you install it?
- How do you store state?
- How long does the app run for?
- What’s the versioning story?
- How do you integrate with the OS?
- How do you integrate with other apps?
- What can your app do?

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Useful libraries
- MVVM Frameworks: PRISM, Caliburn.Micro, ReactiveUI
- Rule engines: peasy, NRules
- Assembly manipulation: Fody, Fody.Costura
- Build automation: MSBuild, Cake
- Cache: MemoryCache class, Akavache
- Measurements: Perfomance Counters, StyleCop, Metrics.NET
- Local Databases: LiteDB, RavenDB
- Charts: LiveCharts,
- Presentation: MahApps.Metro – MaterialDesignInXamlToolkit, Dragablz, AvalonEdit
- Installation: Wix Toolset, Squirrel

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Useful libraries
- State machines: Stateless
- Web Browsers: CefSharp
- State management: Redux.NET

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Question and answers

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