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Visual Studio 2012 Update 2 Released 4 Apr 2013 | 11:08 pm
As you may have seen from the various announcements, we released Visual Studio 2012 Update 2 today. This update contains a lot of improvements and fixes (especially for XAML scenarios), and you can do...
Announcing Visual Studio 2012 Update 2 CTP 2 30 Jan 2013 | 10:23 pm
We are excited to announce the availability of the CTP of Visual Studio 2012 Update 2, as it bring forwards a number of improvements for the XAML developer. The following are some of the key improveme...
Announcing Windows Phone 8 SDK—Design Great Apps with Blend 30 Oct 2012 | 09:21 pm
The Blend team is excited to announce our latest release of Blend and Visual Studio XAML design tools that support Windows Phone 8 development. In this release, our big focus was on unifying the XAML ...
Getting Started: Authoring HTML for Windows 8 Apps using Blend for VS 2012 30 Aug 2012 | 09:59 pm
Almost two years ago, we set out on a path towards building a flavor of Blend that allowed you to seamlessly craft HTML, CSS, and JavaScript into Metro style applications. We are thrilled to announce ...
Getting Started: XAML Authoring with Blend for VS 2012 30 Aug 2012 | 09:58 pm
Now that you have your copy of Visual Studio 2012 including Blend, you must be raring to go and explore the world of Windows 8 development. We hope this post helps all the C#/VB & C++ junkies out ther...
Available Now: Blend for Visual Studio 2012 16 Aug 2012 | 12:42 am
Today, I have the great pleasure to announce the latest release of Blend. In this release cycle, our big focus has been Windows 8: Blend now supports UX authoring not just for store apps written in XA...
Announcing Blend + SketchFlow Preview for Visual Studio 2012 16 Aug 2012 | 12:41 am
We are making available a preview version ofBlend + SketchFlow Preview for Visual Studio 2012. This release includes support for WPF version 3.5/4.0/4.5, Silverlight 4.0/5.0, SketchFlow, and Blend too...
Running User Code in the XAML Designer: Blend and VS 2012 7 Jul 2012 | 04:41 am
The XAML designer in Blend & VS is a projection of a running application (see Mysteries of XDesProc–Revealed!), but unlike a full-fledged app, usage of certain programming constructs and resources mig...
Introducing the Blend Class Attribute Editor for HTML 28 Jun 2012 | 05:57 am
Managing the complexity of interwoven HTML and JavaScript can be a demanding task for designers. One way Blend supports designers is by providing a visual indication in the CSS Properties and HTML At...
Video Demo: Working with the XAML AppBar in Blend and VS 2012 21 Jun 2012 | 04:30 am
AppBars provide the user with easy access to commands when required. The user can swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen to make app bars appear and can interact with their content to make app ba...
