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Update to Visual Studio 2017 Release Candidate

January 27, 2017 Jan 27, 2017 01/27/17
Visual Studio Blog
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 fixed so please give it a try. To try out the newest version, you can either click on the link above or click on the notification within Visual ...

Building Universal Windows apps targeting the Windows 10 Anniversary SDK

August 2, 2016 Aug 2, 2016 08/2/16
Visual Studio Blog
Today we are releasing an update to the Universal Windows App development tools in Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 to enable you to build apps that target the Windows 10 Anniversary SDK (build 14393). In addition, the Windows Store is now open for submissions of apps that target the Windows 10 Anniversary Update SDK. The Windows 10 Anniversary ...

Announcing the new Desktop to UWP Packaging Project for Visual Studio “15”

May 17, 2016 May 17, 2016 05/17/16
Visual Studio Blog
At the Build 2016 conference, we released the Desktop App Converter which enables you to bring your existing desktop applications to the Universal Windows Platform (UWP). With the Desktop App Converter, a number of important improvements are being made to the Windows platform for all developers. First, you can convert existing Windows desktop...

Anatomy of a Low Impact Visual Studio Install

April 25, 2016 Apr 25, 2016 04/25/16
Visual Studio Blog
At //build 2016, Microsoft announced the first public preview of a quick way to get Visual Studio “15” Preview. We’ve previously shared posts about what we’re building and why: In building faster ways of getting VS, we needed to reduce the size of the minimum product, change a bit of the way the IDE itself ran, change the way ...

Anatomy of a Low Impact Visual Studio Install

April 25, 2016 Apr 25, 2016 04/25/16
Art Leonard
In building faster ways of getting VS, we needed to reduce the size of the minimum product, change a bit of the way the IDE itself ran, change the way components are installed on your computer, and reduce the way components can impact your system. In this article, I will share a little about what it took to make this come together.

Improving the C++ Developer Experience in Visual Studio 2015

April 13, 2016 Apr 13, 2016 04/13/16
Visual Studio Blog
Harness the speed, performance and portability of modern C++ with the power of Visual Studio 2015 Update 2. This release includes remote debugging on Linux devices, additional support for targeting Android and iOS (and Windows), a state of the art C++ coding experience, faster builds, support for modern C++ and all the power of the Visual ...