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by colde 2178 days ago
You don't even have to go back that far. XAML and C# developed with Visual Studio and Expression Blend is a fantastic experience, it almost makes me wish Silverlight was still around.
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tonyedgecombe 2178 days ago
It's much heavier than what we had with Delphi/VB, it feels like wading through treacle in comparison.
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pjmlp 2178 days ago
We still have, Delphi might not be loved by younger generations, but it is still around for those that care.

Same applies to C++ Builder, which MS still hasn't been able to match. C++/CX was the closest we got on VS, but then politics killed it.

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GordonS 2178 days ago
WinForms in Visual Studio is fast enough, but working with WPF and XAML certainly used to be painfully, painfully slow! Visual Studio would grind to a halt and memory usage would go through the roof.

In fairness, I haven't done any Windows desktop development for some time, so the XAML designer might be less crap nowadays.

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