After a lot of work, fun, and learning, I’m thrilled to announce that the next version of Podder has been released!! Podder is my WPF podcast player. I recently published a large article about the new version of Podder, how structural skinning works, the new binaries, new source code, a Silverlight screencast, and even an interview between Craig Shoemaker (host of Pixel8 and Polymorhpic Podcast) and Grant Hinkson (the Visual Designer who made Podder’s new skin).
Download Podder v2 here. (NOTE: You must change the file extension from .DOC to .ZIP and then decompress. Requires .NET Framework 3.5 to run.)
View the article and download the source code here.
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Watch the screencast here.
Listen to the interview here.
Grant really did an incredible job on the new skin. It was an amazing experience to work so closely with an accomplished Visual Designer.
Josh Smith on WPF 
That’s freakin’ sweet! Very anxious to read the article.
On another note, if you haven’t seen Caliburn (http://devlicio.us/blogs/rob_eisenberg/archive/2008/01/07/introducing-caliburn-an-mvc-mvp-wpf-framework.aspx) check it out. Very cool stuff he’s doing.
Thanks Ryan! I’m really pumped about Podder v2. I’ve been obsessed with it for months now, and it’s great to finally see it go live. 😀
Caliburn looks very interesting…thanks for the link.
Josh
Can you recommend any good books on MVC with WPF? I have no experience with the MVC model yet but it seems to be something I should look at based on how frequently you refer to it.
Scott,
The only source of information about MVC in WPF that I know of, and have read top-to-bottom, is this:
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/WPF/MVCtoUnitTestinWPF.aspx
Yeah, it’s mine. 🙂
It’s waaay too early to have any published (i.e. printed) material out there about such advanced topics as MVC in WPF. But, I’m sure my CodeProject article above is probably just as good as some “real author” could produce. Give it a try.
Josh
This app is awesome. I was using the beta, but you have outdone yourself with this version.
Thanks a lot, Rhonda! I’m glad you like it so much. 😀
WPF is awesome. I’m just piggybacking…
Josh
enjoyed a quick read of your blog…we are looking for WPF dev & design talent in Seattle. Any recommendations?
Jared,
Infragistics offers WPF training and consulting services. To learn more, go to
http://www.infragistics.com/services/default.aspx#Overview
Thanks,
Josh
Josh,
Truly awesome app. I downloaded the app last night and stayed up way to late. 🙂 I noticed the feeds do not come across behind the proxy firewall. Is the plan to pick what IE is using of have custom settings. Thanks again
Mike,
Thanks for the feedback!
Unfortunately my knowledge of network programming is very basic, so I don’t know how to answer your question. What do you mean by using IE custom settings for proxy firewalls. I have no idea what the problem or solution is. 😦
Thanks,
Josh
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Josh, that is a great app and with the new skin its really great. Thanks 😉
Hi Josh and thank you for the article in CodeProject.
I just finished to read the making of skinnable apps and I wanted to read the Podder source code…but the source isn’t no more available on CodeProject !! It seems the file has been removed or bad-linked…
Could you repost the source please ? ’cause Reflector is good but not enough 😦
Thank you again for making us think about how to make more scalable apps in WFP 🙂
Bye
Josh,
Great Work as always man. This application has given me a solid understanding of the MVC framework which I will be implementing in my newest WPF app.
That’s great to hear, Dave. Thanks for the positive feedback!
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Hi Josh:
Again you and your friends did something amazing!
The skin is absolutely perfect, I didn’t know WPF could wear such cloths with just a dll.
What is the best source to learn about WPF skinning?
Thanks A.V. I appreciate the kind words. If you want to learn about skinning in WPF, I recommend these two articles:
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/WPF/podder2.aspx
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/WPF/SkinningInWPF.aspx
Thanks,
Josh
This is a very interesting project. Is there a reason you didn’t use the Windows common feed API? I’ve been working on some simple podcasting scripts and the API is working well. If you looked into the common feed list but decided against it, please consider writing a little about what you didn’t like.
Thanks!
Padova,
I wasn’t aware of .NET’s built-in support for RSS feeds at the time. If I was, I probably would have used it.
Josh