A Simple ViewModelLocator for Spawning ViewModels for XAML Based Applications

http://nicksnettravels.builttoroam.com/post/2015/02/01/A-Simple-ViewModelLocator-for-Spawning-ViewModels-for-XAML-Based-Applications.aspx

Introduction to REST and .net Web API

Nice article by Martin Kearn on .Net Restful API's:

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/martinkearn/archive/2015/01/05/introduction-to-rest-and-net-web-api.aspx

C# 6.0 New Features

http://www.kunal-chowdhury.com/2014/12/csharp-6-expression-bodied-method.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kunal2383+%28Kunal%27s+Blog%29

Nice article on IDataErrorInfo and Validation in WPF

http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/858492/WPF-Validation-Using-IDataErrorInfo

Solving WPF Binding ConverterParameter problem

Write a multiconverter instead:

<TextBlock FontSize="16" FontFamily="GE Inspira Medium" VerticalAlignment="Center" Foreground="Black">
 <TextBlock.Text >
<MultiBinding Converter="{StaticResource flowRateUnitConverter}">
<Binding Path="FlowRate"/>
<Binding Path="Unit"/>
</MultiBinding>                                   
</TextBlock.Text>
</TextBlock>

MultiConverter class

public class FlowRateUnitConverter : IMultiValueConverter
    {
        public object Convert(object[] values, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
        {
            if (values[0] == null || values[1] == null) return string.Empty;
            float? flowRate=values[0] as float?;
            string unit = values[1] as string;
            string convertedValue = values[0].ToString();
            switch(unit)
            {
                case "L/Hr":
                    convertedValue = (flowRate.Value * 60).ToString();
                    break;
                default:
                    break;
 
            }
            return convertedValue;
        }
 
        public object[] ConvertBack(
            object value, Type[] targetTypes, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
        {
            throw new NotSupportedException();
        }
    }

Get/Set property value in an object instance using reflection

public static object GetPropValue(T src, string propName)
{
  return src.GetType().GetProperty(propName).GetValue(src, null);
}

public static object SetPropValue(T src, string propName, object value)
{
  return src.GetType().GetProperty(propName).SetValue(src, value);
}

WPF Performance Issues and knowledge about UI rendering

http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/784529/Solutions-for-WPF-Performance-Issue