Coding standards for silverlight applications

XAML

• Referenced namespace should be in camelCase
• All Class names, Resource names and control names should be in PascalCase e.g. ewModel:MyViewModel x:key="ViewModel"/>
• Styles should be placed in saperate resource dictionaries
• Use Grid as a Root
• Use RowDefinitions & ColumnDefinitions with star (*) value to structure the layout so that the website will fit in any resolution
• Do not use unwanted Margin to structure the controls, instead use Row and Column Definitions
• Limit the use of ListBox, if the data to be loaded is huge; instead, use DataGrid
• Try to use style for every controls, so that the change in the style with reflect for all the controls in a single change
• Always align the code; it should be readable