Using MEF as an IoC

Question

After reading some stuff such as this: http://mikehadlow.blogspot.com/2008/09/managed-extensibility-framework-why.html

I understand that MEF has some featcures that I wi

Answer 1

An IoC follows a purpose.

MEF specially is good designed, if you want to have some sort of plugins in your system. or code that you do not trust to run properly (dont forget to handle exceptions).

but, it comes therefore with a overhead.

if you just want to do IoC, as it is a good design pattern for extensible and testable software, then i would recommend AutoFac, as it is from the same guy. more or less :-)

and, if you need both intentions. then use Both. as Matthew pointed out, you can use the CSL to abstract both. if wanted.

for plugins -> MEF

for your IoC -> an simple IoC