New XAML Tools in Visual Studio 2015 and Blend | Visual Studio Toolbox

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In this episode, Link Removed guest hosts and is joined by Link Removed, who shows off many of the improvements in XAML tooling in both Visual Studio 2015 and Blend for Visual Studio 2015. Some of these improvements are specific to Windows Universal Apps, but many are available to all XAML developers.

Among the features Unni shows and discusses are

• a redesigned and more streamlined Blend Link Removed
• a much faster and more robust editing experience as a result of rewriting the XAML language service using Roslyn and decoupling the language service from the designer Link Removed
• inline peek definition in XAML enabling you to both view and edit code and XAML Link Removed
• support for regions in XAML Link Removed
• the Live Visual Tree and Live Property Explorer, which provide the ability to explore your object hierarchy and modify properties while debugging Link Removed
• the Timeline Tool, which provides you with the ability to profile the performance of a XAML application Link Removed

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