When editing XAML in VS2008 SP1, the editor is really slow. devenv process seems to be around at 40% CPU (the machine I’m using at the moment is only dual core, so that’s almost maxing out one core) most of the time. It spikes up a bit more when I switch to another XAML file. I do also have ReSharper installed, but I think I’d rather put up with the slowness than remove that 🙂
Any suggestions on how I can speed things up a bit?
Edited to add:
I'm already using the Xaml only view, which did speed it up from what I remember – but it's still to sluggish. Also, the Xaml files aren't massive – only 100 to 200 lines.
Best Answer
You can speed it up a lot by only viewing the XML view. Tools / Options / Text Editor / XAML / Always open documents in full XAML view (check this box).