6.11. Miscellaneous Improvements

WF 4 also contains a number of other enhancements:

  • WF version 4 is 10 to 100 times faster than WF3, and performance of the WF designer is much improved.

  • The programming model has been simplified.

  • Expressions now have IntelliSense (which can be utilized by activities you create as well).

  • WF4 has support for running workflows in partial-trust environments.

  • It has improved support for declarative (XAML-only) workflows.

  • Breakpoints can be added to XAML directly. If breakpoints are added in design view and you switch to XAML view, they will be shown (and vice versa). See Figure 6-21.

    Figure 6.21. Debugging XAML

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