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Roslyn performance (Matt Gertz)

January 15, 2014 Jan 15, 2014 01/15/14
Anthony D. Green [MSFT]
(For the next few posts, I’m going to introduce readers to the different feature teams in the Managed Languages org.  Today, I’m starting this with a focus on the performance team.)Back in 2000, I found myself assigned to be the performance lead of the Visual Basic team, and my first assigned goal was to drive the performance ...

VB2008 Outperforms VB2005! (Lisa Feigenbaum)

January 4, 2008 Jan 4, 2008 01/4/08
Lisa Feigenbaum
Looking for another reason to upgrade to 2008? How about performance! In addition to making tasks easier for you from release to release, another way we can save you time and make you more productive is by making the product faster! This is a goal we are very commited to on the VB team, and for which we have dedicated an entire ...

Today's Performance Webcast Slide Deck and Channel9 Interview (Beth Massi)

July 24, 2007 Jul 24, 2007 07/24/07
Beth Massi
The VB team thanks everyone who attended Cameron's webcast on Performance Improvements in Visual Studio 2008 this morning. If you missed it, you can click this link for the on-demand replay. I've attached his slides that he used in the webcast for your reference. Also check out Cameron's Channel9 interview for more information (and if you're ...

Key VB Hotfixes Available for Download

November 14, 2006 Nov 14, 2006 11/14/06
VBTeam
We’ve heard from you that popular hotfixes should be a public download rather than requiring a call to support.   Based your feedback, we’ve launched a pilot program that will allow you to download the most frequently requested Visual Basic 2005 hotfixes without having to contact Microsoft Developer Support.  For ...