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Like HAML or Jade?

• CmonDev 13y ago
  Do they have: 1) strong IDE support 2) rich control libraries ?
  • bjcy 13y ago
    XAML doesn't necessarily have strong IDE support, either. Although integrated into VS, it really is no comparison to the "REPL" of HTML/CSS + your favorite text editor and a browser.
    • Spearchucker 13y ago
      Not sure I understand your use of REPL - in Visual Studio you edit XAML in the right pane, and the change is reflected in the left pane as you type. That's more efficient than editing HTML or CSS in a text editor, saving, switching to browser, refreshing page. Can you explain?
      • sehr 13y ago
        That's entirely dependent on your workflow isn't it? I can set up a workspace within dev tools and edit HTML/CSS/JS on the fly and have the changes reflected on disk and on screen without ever losing sight of my work. Add in the networking tools (timelines, profiles etc..) and I have full featured 'IDE' that I can also browse hackernews with.
      • radicalbyte 13y ago
        The XAML editor in Visual Studio was broken for years. Blend, once you learn how to use it, is a much nicer tool. In any case, unlike HTML you really don't want to be writing XAML by hand.
        • Spearchucker 13y ago
          I write all my XAML by hand. Blend is a bit too cavalier for my liking, especially when building for Windows Phone.
  • tvxedoman 13y ago
    1) There are ST plugins if that counts 2) No, though I'm sure you could make do with snippets for now, and web components in the future.