By bringing in the Visual Studio code editor, Blend also inherits features such as the Peek Definition popup. This even works in XAML when looking at event handlers in the code-behind files.

Nick looks at the preview release of Blend for Visual Studio 2015 and demonstrates some tips and tricks that will save you time and help you build better looking Windows Phone applications.

Support for visual HTML and CSS authoring is new to Blend for Visual Studio 2012, and the XAML Designer has been updated with features specific to Modern-UI (formerly "Metro").