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XAML UI Responsiveness Tool

1 post · Jul 2013

What this trail covers

This thread tracks the evolution of tools for analyzing and improving the interaction-performance of XAML-based Windows Store applications. It introduces the XAML UI Responsiveness tool within the Visual Studio Performance and Diagnostics hub, providing detailed analysis of UI thread utilization, visual throughput, XAML parsing, and layout costs. The tool aids developers in optimizing application launch, page navigation, scrolling, and animations to achieve a fluid user experience.

All Microsoft trails
  1. XAML UI Responsiveness tool in Visual Studio 2013Introduces the XAML UI Responsiveness tool in Visual Studio 2013, a specialized post-mortem profiler for XAML-based Windows Store applications. The tool analyzes interaction-performance by reporting on UI thread utilization (parsing, layout, application code, XAML Other), visual throughput (frame rates), and provides drill-down views for XAML parsing details and 'Hot Elements' participating in layout. It supports profiling on local machines, the simulator, and remote machines.