diff --git a/build/_k-generate-resx.shade b/build/_k-generate-resx.shade
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7980266f97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/_k-generate-resx.shade
@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+use namespace="System"
+use namespace="System.Collections.Generic"
+use namespace="System.IO"
+use namespace="System.Linq"
+use namespace="System.Xml.Linq"
+
+default resxFile=''
+
+@{
+    var projectDir = Path.GetDirectoryName(resxFile);
+    var outDirectory = Path.Combine(projectDir, "Properties");
+    var projectName = Path.GetFileName(projectDir.TrimEnd((char)'/'));
+    var namedParameterMatcher = new Regex(@"\{([a-z]\w+)\}", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase);
+    var numberParameterMatcher = new Regex(@"\{(\d+)\}");
+    var generatingEnvironment = new StringBuilder();
+
+    var fileName = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(resxFile);
+    var resourceStrings = new List<ResourceData>();
+    var xml = XDocument.Load(resxFile);
+
+    foreach (var entry in xml.Descendants("data"))
+    {
+        var name = entry.Attribute("name").Value;
+        var value = entry.Element("value").Value;
+
+        bool usingNamedArgs = true;
+        var match = namedParameterMatcher.Matches(value);
+        if (match.Count == 0)
+        {
+            usingNamedArgs = false;
+            match = numberParameterMatcher.Matches(value);
+        }
+
+        var arguments = match.Cast<Match>()
+                             .Select(m => m.Groups[1].Value)
+                             .Distinct();
+        if (!usingNamedArgs)
+        {
+            arguments = arguments.OrderBy(Convert.ToInt32);
+        }
+
+        resourceStrings.Add(
+            new ResourceData 
+                {
+                    Name = name,
+                    Value = value,
+                    Arguments = arguments.ToList(),
+                    UsingNamedArgs = usingNamedArgs
+                });
+    }
+
+    generatingEnvironment.AppendFormat(
+@"// <auto-generated />
+namespace {0}
+{{
+    using System.Globalization;
+    using System.Reflection;
+    using System.Resources;
+
+    internal static class {1}
+    {{
+        private static readonly ResourceManager _resourceManager
+            = new ResourceManager(""{0}.{1}"", typeof({1}).GetTypeInfo().Assembly);
+", projectName, fileName);
+
+    foreach (var resourceString in resourceStrings)
+    {
+        generatingEnvironment.AppendLine();
+        RenderHeader(generatingEnvironment, resourceString);
+        RenderProperty(generatingEnvironment, resourceString);
+
+        generatingEnvironment.AppendLine();
+        RenderHeader(generatingEnvironment, resourceString);
+        RenderFormatMethod(generatingEnvironment, resourceString);
+    }
+
+    generatingEnvironment.Append(@"
+        private static string GetString(string name, params string[] formatterNames)
+        {
+            var value = _resourceManager.GetString(name);
+
+            System.Diagnostics.Debug.Assert(value != null);
+
+            if (formatterNames != null)
+            {
+                for (var i = 0; i < formatterNames.Length; i++)
+                {
+                    value = value.Replace(""{"" + formatterNames[i] + ""}"", ""{"" + i + ""}"");
+                }
+            }
+
+            return value;
+        }
+    }
+}
+");
+
+    Directory.CreateDirectory(outDirectory);
+    var outputPath = Path.Combine(outDirectory, fileName + ".Designer.cs");
+
+    File.WriteAllText(outputPath, generatingEnvironment.ToString());
+}
+
+functions @{
+    private static void RenderHeader(StringBuilder builder, ResourceData resourceString)
+    {
+        builder.Append("        /// <summary>")
+               .AppendLine();
+        foreach (var line in resourceString.Value.Split(new[] { Environment.NewLine }, StringSplitOptions.None))
+        {
+            builder.AppendFormat("        /// {0}", new XText(line))
+                   .AppendLine();
+        }
+        builder.Append("        /// </summary>")
+               .AppendLine();
+    }
+
+    private static void RenderProperty(StringBuilder builder, ResourceData resourceString)
+    {
+        builder.AppendFormat("        internal static string {0}", resourceString.Name)
+               .AppendLine()
+               .AppendLine("        {")
+               .AppendFormat(@"            get {{ return GetString(""{0}""); }}", resourceString.Name)
+               .AppendLine()
+               .AppendLine("        }");
+    }
+
+    private static void RenderFormatMethod(StringBuilder builder, ResourceData resourceString)
+    {
+        builder.AppendFormat("        internal static string Format{0}({1})", resourceString.Name, resourceString.Parameters)
+               .AppendLine()
+               .AppendLine("        {");
+        if(resourceString.Arguments.Count > 0)
+        {
+            builder.AppendFormat(@"            return string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, GetString(""{0}""{1}), {2});", 
+                        resourceString.Name, 
+                        resourceString.UsingNamedArgs ? ", " + resourceString.FormatArguments : null, 
+                        resourceString.ArgumentNames);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            builder.AppendFormat(@"            return GetString(""{0}"");", resourceString.Name);
+        }
+        builder.AppendLine()
+               .AppendLine("        }");
+    }
+
+    private class ResourceData
+    {
+        public string Name { get; set; }
+        public string Value { get; set; }
+        public List<string> Arguments { get; set; }
+
+        public bool UsingNamedArgs { get; set; }
+
+        public string FormatArguments
+        {
+            get { return string.Join(", ", Arguments.Select(a => "\"" + a + "\"")); }
+        }
+
+        public string ArgumentNames
+        {
+            get { return string.Join(", ", Arguments.Select(GetArgName)); }
+        }
+
+        public string Parameters
+        {
+            get { return string.Join(", ", Arguments.Select(a => "object " + GetArgName(a))); }
+        }
+
+        public string GetArgName(string name)
+        {
+            return UsingNamedArgs ? name : 'p' + name;
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/build/_k-standard-goals.shade b/build/_k-standard-goals.shade
index 008375877b..f38f899f19 100644
--- a/build/_k-standard-goals.shade
+++ b/build/_k-standard-goals.shade
@@ -66,6 +66,14 @@ default Configuration='Release'
 #make-roslyn-fast
   ngen-roslyn
 
+#resx
+   @{
+     foreach (var file in Directory.EnumerateFiles(BASE_DIR, "*.resx", SearchOption.AllDirectories))
+     {
+        UpdateResx(file);
+     }
+   }
+  
 #watch
   @{
     var watcher = new FileWatcher(BASE_DIR);
@@ -79,7 +87,12 @@ default Configuration='Release'
     {
         watcher.WatchFile(file);
     }
-
+    
+    foreach (var file in Directory.EnumerateFiles(BASE_DIR, "*.resx", SearchOption.AllDirectories))
+    {
+        watcher.WatchFile(file);
+    }
+    
     foreach (var dir in Directory.EnumerateDirectories(BASE_DIR, "*.*", SearchOption.AllDirectories))
     {
         watcher.WatchDirectory(dir, ".cs");
@@ -90,7 +103,13 @@ default Configuration='Release'
     {
       Log.Info("Change detected in " + path);
       bool restore = path.EndsWith("project.json");
-
+      
+      if(path.EndsWith(".resx"))
+      {
+        UpdateResx(path);
+        return;
+      }          
+        
       try
       {
         UpdateProjects(BASE_DIR, restore);
@@ -117,4 +136,7 @@ macro name='UpdateProjects' basePath='string' restore='bool'
     k-generate-projects solutionPath='${basePath}' skipNet45='${!restore}'
 
 macro name='Exec' program='string' commandline='string'
-    exec
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+    exec
+
+macro name="UpdateResx" resxFile='string'
+    k-generate-resx