Updating Visual Studio 2017 Release Candidate
We announced the availability of Visual Studio 2017 Release Candidate a few weeks ago at Connect(); 2016. For those of you who tried it, let me start by saying, “Thank you!” Already you’ve submitted...
View ArticleConnect(“demos”); // 2016: BikeSharing360 on GitHub
Microsoft loves developers and is constantly investing in enabling the future of development with cloud-first, mobile-first solutions that serve any developer, any application, and any platform. During...
View ArticleCreate great looking, fast, mobile apps using JavaScript, Angular 2, and Ionic 2
In a recent Visual Studio Toolbox episode, I highlighted some new Ionic 2 templates for use with the Visual Studio 2015 Tools for Apache Cordova (TACO). These new Ionic 2 RC templates are now available...
View ArticleUpdate to Visual Studio 2017 Release Candidate
Today we have another update to Visual Studio 2017 Release Candidate. Some of you may have noticed that yesterday we posted an RC update, but took it down because of a setup issue. The issue is now...
View ArticleSamsung releases second preview of Visual Studio Tools for Tizen
Samsung has released the second preview of Visual Studio Tools for Tizen today. Tizen is a Linux-based open source OS running on over 50 million Samsung devices including TVs, wearables, and mobile...
View ArticleContinuous Delivery Tools Extension for Visual Studio 2017
DevOps is all about getting your applications into customers’ hands quickly. The Continuous Delivery Tools for Visual Studio is a new extension for Visual Studio 2017 that brings DevOps capabilities to...
View ArticleAnother Update to Visual Studio 2017 Release Candidate
Thank you for taking time to try out Visual Studio 2017 RC and sharing all your feedback. Today we have another update to Visual Studio 2017 Release Candidate which mostly contains bug fixes. Take a...
View ArticleJoin Us: Visual Studio 2017 Launch Event and 20th Anniversary
Twenty-five years ago, I started my first day at Microsoft as a developer on the Access team, and then as a developer on a newly created product – Visual InterDev. I remember how the emphasis was on...
View ArticleHow do industry leaders set their mobile apps apart?
The past few years, innovation and increasingly savvy users have dramatically raised the bar for app quality. Industry leaders have taken notice, and they’re capitalizing on three core trends to stay...
View ArticleAnnouncing Azure Stack TP3 And Why You Should Care About It
Today we’re announcing the availability of Azure Stack Technical Preview 3. Azure Stack is the vessel we’re using to bring Azure technologies in a way designed to run on-premises. Azure Stack is aimed...
View ArticleXamarin University Presents: Getting Started with Xamarin for Visual Studio
Our mobile devices and wearables shape how we communicate and find information. Luckily, Visual Studio – including the latest version, Visual Studio 2017, launching on March 7 – gives you all the tools...
View ArticleAvoid these six mobile development pitfalls
In our previous post in this series, we talked about the three shifts you need to make to set your mobile apps apart. As you implement your winning strategy, plan to tackle the six common challenges...
View ArticleProductivity Power Tools for Visual Studio 2017
As we are getting set up to launch Visual Studio 2017 tomorrow, we wanted to let you know that we have released the Productivity Power Tools for Visual Studio 2017. So, you’ll be able to hit the ground...
View ArticleAnnouncing Visual Studio 2017 General Availability… and more
Now is an exciting time to work with developer tools. With a 25% increase in monthly active users of Visual Studio, 1.3 million active monthly users of Visual Studio Code, and a two-fold increase in...
View ArticleVisual Studio 2017: Productivity, Performance, and Partners
Today we released Visual Studio 2017. Start your download and read on to learn more about some of the highlights of this release. For the complete list of changes in the release, check out the Visual...
View ArticleExtend your App Success with Visual Studio 2017 Launch Partners
Since the release of Visual Studio 2015, the ecosystem of technologies around Visual Studio has diversified and grown significantly. That is why the Visual Studio Partner Program now represents over...
View ArticleMobile Center: Xamarin support, detailed app analytics, and more
Since our announcement of the Visual Studio Mobile Center Preview at Connect();, we’ve had an amazing response from the developer community. I’d like to thank the thousands of you who’ve created...
View ArticleNew benefits for Visual Studio subscribers and Dev Essentials members
Today at the Visual Studio 2017 launch event we announced a set of new and updated benefits for our subscribers. If you missed any of the event or want to watch the on-demand trainings, check out the...
View ArticleRedgate Data Tools in Visual Studio 2017
Today during the Visual Studio launch event, we announced that we’ve partnered with Redgate to include Redgate Data Tools in Visual Studio 2017. Redgate Data Tools includes three components that extend...
View ArticleOptimize your productivity with .NET in Visual Studio 2017
Visual Studio 2017 makes you more productive by getting you to your code fast and helping you write code quickly. With improvements to performance, navigation, and debugging as well as the additions of...
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