Problem: Using the M-V-VM design pattern, where do I instantiate the views? Does this happen in the ViewModel? SO Question 1, SO Question 2
Solution: WPF development is most effective when using the M-V-VM pattern as opposed to other common patterns such as M-V-C. The tendency is to treat the ViewModel the same as you would the controller which would handle opening and creating views as well as the models. This is not the case in M-V-VM. Views are the only place where are the views should be created. The ViewModels should know nothing of the view. SO Answer 1, SO Answer 2
