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by yulaow 4441 days ago
Can you elaborate what you find ugly in xaml? I am using right now winJs but, in my opinion, xaml allow to be really fast in ui design and binding data. Used in combo with Blend (and I know too many people who totally ignore even the existence of that sw) is a win-win
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pistle 4441 days ago
After building UI's for the two major platforms, I love using the layout and binding engine that MS brought to devices. I have background with ASP.net which is only so far removed from XAML, but it was a very small step to get up to speed and helps me be more productive than the model Android uses and, definitely, less annoying than the tooling available for iOS.
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tonyedgecombe 4441 days ago
What does Blend offer over the tooling in Visual Studio?
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pjmlp 4441 days ago
Similar workflows and designer support as flash and director tooling to design the UIs, coupled with code editing support.
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yulaow 4441 days ago
It has a very polished UI studied to focus on the UI-UX design with some advanced tools specific for that.

It is a fantastic experience for a designer compared to what you get using only visual studio

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