Is Prism Primarily for Silverlight?

The majority of the articles/tutorials/blog post I read about开发者_C百科 Microsoft's Prism Framework center around Silverlight. With the composite model being an interesting model for an existing desktop app that needs a little TLC, I'm wondering is Prism a viable technology for a desktop LOB app?

It is for Silverlight(Web), WPF(Desktop) and Windows Phone 7(Phone).

Basically, it is for any platform that uses XAML, MVVM combo.

And for your last question, YES, it's a very good option to go with when developing a LOB application in WPF.

But remember, you will need to spend a few days just to learn Prism (and Unity or MEF). So, be ready for it.

most of the online resources are for Silverlight because it wasn't until fairly recently that WPF support was officially released. Prism 4.0 at http://compositewpf.codeplex.com/ includes WPF resources including some on sharing code between WPF & SL