Talk with our Apache Cordova Tooling team, live!
In the Visual Studio Tools for Apache Cordova team, we’re always looking for ways to connect with developers using our tools to create mobile apps. Starting next week, we’re taking a cue from the...
View ArticleSAP Fiori Mobile Apps and Tools for Apache Cordova
Cordova makes it easy to build an app for iOS, Android, and Windows using web technologies. Although Blank project templates in Visual Studio Tools for Apache Cordova provide all the raw materials to...
View ArticleAnnouncing the Intune App SDK
One of the challenges enterprises face in a cloud-first, mobile-first world is protecting sensitive data in the face of an increasing number of business critical mobile apps running on employee owned...
View ArticleNode.js Tools 1.1 for Visual Studio Released
Since our first stable release of Node.js Tools 1.0 for Visual Studio (NTVS) earlier this year, we have seen a lot of interest in this free extension. We are both humbled and excited by the response...
View ArticleNews and Announcements at Connect(); //2015
Today we held the Connect(); //2015 event in New York, where we introduced many new products and features that we’ve been working on. In this post I’ll share the highlights with you, and you can watch...
View ArticleLatest Microsoft Office Developer Tools for Visual Studio 2015
We’re pleased to announce that Update 1 for the Microsoft Office Developer Tools for Visual Studio 2015 is ready for you to install! This update includes a vocabulary change in our tools, Apps for...
View ArticleImproving your build times with IncrediBuild and Visual Studio 2015
IncrediBuild is a software acceleration technology that allows builds, tests, and other development processes to execute in parallel over a distributed network. It works locally on your development box...
View ArticleVisual Studio Update 1 RTM
Today we’re releasing Visual Studio 2015 Update 1. Let me be the first to thank everyone who installed these earlier releases, provided feedback, and helped us iron out the kinks. [The final release of...
View ArticleConnect(“demos”); // 2015: HealthClinic.biz
During Connect(); //2015 we showcased many technologies available to you as a developer across Azure, Office, Windows, Visual Studio and Visual Studio Team Services. We’ve also heard from you that you...
View ArticleThe .NET Journey: Recapping the last year
Having just completed Connect(); // 2015, we thought to take a moment to review everything that’s happened with .NET over the last year, between last year's and this year's Connect();. And what a year...
View ArticleInstalling the Unreal Engine in Visual Studio
As previously announced, Visual Studio has partnered with some of the most popular game engines to bring you an easy acquisition experience for game development tools. Today we are pleased to confirm...
View ArticleTop News from October-December 2015, Part 2
In Part 1 of this post I shared news from the fall on Visual Studio, .NET, ASP.NET, and languages. Here I’ll conclude the roll-up with news around Connect(); //2015, cross-platform development,. Visual...
View ArticleApache Cordova development lands on Visual Studio Code
Thousands of developers already use Visual Studio’s Tools for Apache Cordova—affectionately abbreviated as “TACO”—to build mobile apps for iOS, Android and Windows using a shared JavaScript codebase....
View ArticleFree Visual Studio Dev Essentials Program now includes $300 in Azure credits...
In November, we introduced the Visual Studio Dev Essentials Program to give developers everything they need to get started building and deploying apps on any platform, for free. Over the past 75 days...
View ArticleVisual Studio Tools for Unity 2.2
A few months back we released Visual Studio Tools for Unity 2.1 (VSTU), the first release to be natively supported by Unity on Windows, making it much easier for game developers to use the rich...
View ArticleWrite once and deploy to Microsoft Azure or Microsoft Azure Stack from Visual...
The Microsoft Azure Stack Technical Preview gives enterprises the ability to deliver Azure applications and services from their own datacenters. Today, we’re happy to share that we’ve built Azure Stack...
View ArticleVisual Studio 2015 Update 2 CTP
Today we released Visual Studio 2015 Update 2 CTP. Our focus for this release has been stability and performance, along with responding to feedback you’ve given us on Visual Studio 2015 RTM and Update...
View ArticleFind Your Favorite Visual Studio Extension
One of the greatest strengths of Visual Studio is the vibrancy of the partner ecosystem that surrounds it. There are thousands of extensions available for Visual Studio that enhance the editor...
View ArticleAnalyze CPU and Memory while Debugging
Would you like to learn how to make your code run faster, use less memory, or just find out whether your code has a CPU or memory issue? Of course you would—you’re a developer! But then, memory and...
View ArticleNode.js: From Zero to Bobble with Visual Studio Code
Node.js is a platform for building fast, scalable applications using JavaScript. It’s making its way just about everywhere – from servers, to Internet of Things devices, to desktop applications, to who...
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