Clean Design-Time Friendly ViewModels: A Walkthrough - by Jeremy Likness (@JeremyLikness)
This is a quick walkthrough to demonstrate how to make what I call "clean" design-time view models. These are view models that provide design-time data for your application, but don't embed that data in the final product. The release DLL and XAP files will only contain run-time support.
First, fire up Visual Studio and create a new Silverlight application. Just use the default template.
Keep all of the defaults on the dialog that prompts for hosting the application in a new web site (leave this checked) and use Silverlight 4. There is no need to check the "RIA Services" box for this example. When you confirm the dialog, the default project is created for you.
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