How to speed up WPF programs?

Question

I love programming with and for Windows Presentation Framework. Mostly I write browser-like apps using WPF and XAML.

But what really annoys me is the slowness of WPF

Answer 1

1. How do you speed up WPF?
   
   Often after using one of the following profiling tools it is obvious what is causing my bottlenecks.

   • If memory is the issue then I virtualize my data.
   • If render time is the issue then I virtualize the controls or simplify control templates where possible.
   • If processing time is the issue I try to improve my algorithm or move that work to a background thread and show a throbber in my ui while the work is going.
     
     

2. How do you profile bottlenecks?

   • .NET Memory Pofiler
   • dotTrace
   • Performance Profiling Tools for WPF
   • Snoop
   • Crack.NET
     
     

3. How do you deal with the slowness?
   
   Profiling and counseling.