Stylet is a small but powerful ViewModel-first MVVM framework for WPF, which allows you to write maintainable and extensible code in a way which is easy to test.
- Be obvious to people picking up your project for the first time: there's very little magic
- Be easy to verify/validate. The LOC count is low, and it comes with a very comprehensive test suite. The code is well-written and well-documented.
- Be flexible while providing sensible defaults. Almost any part of the framework can be overridden if you wish, but you probably won't want to.
It is inspired by [Caliburn.Micro](http://www.caliburnproject.org/), and shares many of its concepts, but removes most of the magic (replacing it with more powerful alternatives), and simplifies parts considerably by targeting only MVVM, WPF and .NET 4.5.
The quickest way to get started is to create a new `WPF Application` project, then install the NuGet package [`Stylet.Start`](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Stylet.Start).
This will install Stylet, and set up a simple skeleton project.
If you want to set up your project manually, install the [Stylet](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Stylet) package, then follow the instructions in the [Quick Start](https://github.com/canton7/Stylet/wiki/Quick-Start).
- Turn **off** "Enable .NET Framework source stepping". Yes, it is misleading, but if you don't, then Visual Studio will ignore your custom server order and only use its own servers.
- Turn **on** "Enable source server support". You may have to OK a security warning.
If you've got code you want to contribute, please read [the Contributing guidelines](https://github.com/canton7/Stylet/wiki/Contributing) first of all.
Create a feature branch off the `develop` branch, add your changes there, and submit it as a pull request.
