Developing for iOS using the Tools for Apache Cordova
Most developers are already familiar with Xamarin and C++ for iOS development, but Visual Studio 2015 also delivers a quick and easy way for developers to build iOS, Android, and Windows apps using...
View ArticleJavaScript Editor Improvements in Visual Studio 2015
JavaScript is an important technology for development on many different platforms, including web, mobile app, and server programming. In Visual Studio 2013 we already support IntelliSense, Go to...
View ArticleTop News from May 2015
Hello everyone! Every month I share some top stories from the previous month. Here’s an overview of some top posts in May.Top Trending Content for May 2015.NET at Build 2015. On the .NET blog, Richard...
View ArticleShare Your Open Source Extension on the Visual Studio Gallery!
In a recent post on Extending Visual Studio 2015 we shared how easy it is to create Visual Studio extensions. We also shared links to our improved docs and to our presence on GitHub. Continuing in this...
View ArticleSave the date! Visual Studio 2015 Final Release
The final release of Visual Studio 2015 is coming soon! Mark your calendars for the celebrations on July 20th 2015. This event featuring tools for any developer and any app will start with Soma’s...
View ArticleThe Glimpse Team Joins Microsoft
Today, when building applications, web developers need to consider more browsers, platforms, devices, and form factors than ever before. Recent hardware advances, from mobile computing, touch...
View ArticleMicrosoft Band and Health developer platform
New to Microsoft Band and Health? Let’s start with a short summary. Microsoft Band is Microsoft’s first wearable device that helps you live healthier and be more productive. Powered by Microsoft Health...
View ArticleVisual Studio 2015 and Visual Studio 2013 Update 5 Released
Today we released Visual Studio 2015, VS 2013 Update 5, and TFS 2013 Update 5. As always, you can download Visual Studio through several channels: visualstudio.com, MSDN subscriber downloads. You can...
View ArticleVisual Studio 2015 RTM: What’s New in the IDE
Visual Studio 2015 was released yesterday. Throughout the prereleases, you've seen some major announcements, from the new VS 2015 product lineup introducing Visual Studio Enterprise and Visual Studio...
View ArticleIdentity Management Features in Visual Studio 2015
In Visual Studio 2015 we have made radical changes to sign in experiences and connecting to your online resources. You can now chose to use a single account across many developer services, or use...
View ArticleVisual Studio 2015 Diagnostics Investments
When we wrapped up the last release of Visual Studio, I wrote a blog post titled: Visual Studio 2013 Diagnostics Investments, which gathered all the links to our blog posts and other content into a...
View ArticleThe Visual Studio Partner Ecosystem
One of the unique values Visual Studio provides is that over and above the built-in features we have a multitude of extensions to address various niche development scenarios. These extensions are...
View ArticleVisual Studio Tools for Unity 2.0
Last week we announced the release of the Visual Studio Tools for Unity 2.0. VSTU is Microsoft’s free Visual Studio add-on that enables a rich programming and debugging experience for working with the...
View ArticleTargeting Windows 10 with your Apache Cordova app
This April, in concert with Windows 10 Technical Preview 2, we debuted support for the Windows 10 platform for Apache Cordova. Now, with the availability of Windows 10, full Windows 10 support is part...
View ArticleVisual Studio Customer Feedback Channels
We’ve shipped Visual Studio 2015 RTM and you have all been a key part of this with your feedback and great ideas, Thank you! But wait, that doesn’t mean your job is over :). We still need to hear from...
View ArticleRoaming Extension Manager: Control and Consistency down to the last Extension
[UPDATED 7/31] On 7/31 we released an update to the extension. This update includes notifications for extensions, and a change in the UI where the status icons (installed / roaming) are on the...
View ArticleWhy write Python in Visual Studio?
Recently, Visual Studio 2015 was released with support for Python. Python Tools for Visual Studio (PTVS) are available to help throughout Visual Studio in all the places you’d expect, from editing and...
View ArticleVisual Studio 2015 FAQ
Since we released Visual Studio 2015 on July 20th we’ve been busily answering questions on our forums, here on the blog, on Connect, and on StackOverflow. Here are some of the common questions.Install...
View ArticleTop News from July 2015
Hello everyone! Every month we share some top stories from the previous month, and here’s our round-up for July.Visual Studio 2015 and .NET 4.6 Available for Download. Within the Visual Studio team,...
View ArticleIntroduction to Debugging
Whenever those of us in Visual Studio give talks or write blog posts about debugging, we typically focus on tips and tricks and new features that take for granted you already know the basics of...
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