public BetterDataGrid : DataGrid {…}

But when I did, data binding only worked against my initial view model. In my case a file load operation replaced the original view model and binding did not happen against the new view model.

I had to explicitly include Mode=TwoWay on the Binding, when using <this:BetterDataGrid … but this was not necessary when using <toolkit:Datagrid.

Just a warning, if you are going to extend DataGrid, be sure to explicitly set your binding mode.

Almost always this is a XAML file that I wish had this.

Today I realized just how silly I was being.

xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"  xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"  mc:Ignorable="d"

And now I can just d:Anything=”any comment”.

Sure, I can’t nest my quotes there, but this is good enough for a lot of things.

<Grid d:Purpose=”this is the grid that contains the other grid that contains the things”>…