We just upgraded from TFS 2008 to 2010 and I have the very same experience as Steve opening the unedited DefaultTemplate. Xaml file. VS 2010 even gets into not responding state.
Hardware: 3GHz Dual Core, 4GB RAM.
There are two ways you can edit a build definition. (or any workflow definition) First, you can start from root and start expanding details. All levels are shown in a single view and this approach is extremely slow.
More detail items you expand, more slow it gets.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.