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Asked: 2026-05-14T03:05:38+00:00

I was wondering how programmers chose to edit XAML. Most of the programmers I

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I was wondering how programmers chose to edit XAML. Most of the programmers I speak to seem to edit the raw XML, but that seems nuts to me since it is such a natural thing for a more visual editor (of course you often have to get down to the raw code ultimately, but isn’t there a better way to lay out a grid, or edit a template, or add non c# triggers or manage commands? The one that really set me off was editing a menu — Visual Studio 1.0 had a better menu editor for C++ than the raw XAML editing experience.)

When I edit .aspx files I use a visual editor much of the time, and then for the raw stuff I get into the html code.

I am aware of Expression Blend, but that seems far more focused on artistic types and GUI experts rather than programmers.

Does anyone have recommendations for a better editor for XAML than VS? Especially so since VS seems to have real nasty problems with XAML editing too, like bugginess and poor performance?

Appreciate your helping this XAML newbie.

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    Visual Studio 2008 isn’t the tool to edit WPF window. It falls in error usually if you uses a complex xaml type or some advanced styles.

    Visual Studio 2010 has added a lot of new features in editing and specially designer for binding and IntelliSense for xaml too.

    Blend is true that is oriented for designers like Microsoft want to sell it but I find it more like the missing feature of the designer of VS.
    Blend has an advanced editor for styles and animation and helps a lot to generate.
    But Blend lacks terribly in editing raw XAML, it has no IntelliSense at all.

    My choice is to use both VS 2010 and Blend specially for styles and animations.

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