#13 – Benefits of Markup

Using a Markup + Code-Behind model for application development has a number of benefits, as opposed to defining everything in code.

Benefits of using Markup/XAML:

• Can change look and feel of the application without changing the behavior
  • Can change look/feel by changing the XAML
• Designers can work on appearance (XAML) at the same time that developers work on behavior (code)
• Easier for design tools to render the application
  • Tool can just interpret XAML, rather than having to execute code that creates controls
  • Means  that tools other than Visual Studio (e.g. Blend) can be used to work on just the user interface
• XAML can be generated programmatically by design tool