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What is Happening in Part 2?

With this article, I’m going to build on (literally) what was covered in Part 1. Assuming that you have had a play around with the application supplied with Part 1, looked through the code, and maybe even read the Composite Application Guidance documentation, you’ll know that there are many paths to take. I think that is one of the wonders of software development; it’s like a huge amorphous puzzle that we all know has an end somewhere, or a path of least resistance, but we’re all still looking for it. Personally, I have only been a software developer for about 18 months, and frankly, I’m still like an over-excited dog constantly on the lookout for a bigger stick (that I’ll no doubt brain myself with at some point)! In that time, I’ve progressed from a complete .NET newbie to a Technical Lead for my employer, and I think one of the best assets I have is that I know I know nothing at all. Meaning that all paths are still game-on, but I can see when something makes life a lot easier; CAL is one of those things in many respects (Sacha is probably cringing right now, however :); anyway … I fear I’m rambling again …

So, here is a run down of what’s going to be covered in this article:

Asynchronous Service Calls Master/Detail WPF Data Binding User Settings Management External Styling DLLs Dynamic Skin DLL Discovery and Loading (CAL Stylee!) Dynamic ToolBars CAL Interfaces

You can read the complete article associated with this code on my site here.