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Mobile Center: Xamarin support, detailed app analytics, and more

March 7, 2017 Mar 7, 2017 03/7/17
Visual Studio Blog
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 accounts, kicked the tires of our lifecycle services, and provided feedback to help us create the simplest, most effective way to build, test...

Announcing Visual Studio 2017 General Availability… and more

March 7, 2017 Mar 7, 2017 03/7/17
Julia Liuson
Since we released the Visual Studio 2017 Release Candidate, we’ve had nearly 700,000 downloads! We’ve been busy taking customer feedback and enhancing the user experience to deliver the most powerful and productive version of Visual Studio yet. We’ve also been fine-tuning the Visual Studio family of tools. Now, the day that we have been working toward is here.

Avoid these six mobile development pitfalls

March 3, 2017 Mar 3, 2017 03/3/17
Visual Studio Blog
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 discussed below, ranging from meeting demand to post-release improvement. Discover how industry leaders tackle these issues in the e-book, Out-...

Xamarin University Presents: Getting Started with Xamarin for Visual Studio

March 2, 2017 Mar 2, 2017 03/2/17
Visual Studio Blog
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 you need to start building apps for the ever-growing connected device ecosystem. Whether you're building for enterprise users or everyday ...

How do industry leaders set their mobile apps apart?

February 16, 2017 Feb 16, 2017 02/16/17
Visual Studio Blog
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 ahead of their users—and their competition: (1) transitioning from basic apps to amazing mobile experiences; (2) evolving from simple, data-...

Join Us: Visual Studio 2017 Launch Event and 20th Anniversary

February 9, 2017 Feb 9, 2017 02/9/17
Julia Liuson
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 the Visual part of our various product offerings, we have come a long way to the Visual Studio we have now. Today, I’m proud and humbled that Visual Studio is turning twenty – we’re celebrating two decades of Visual Studio! As we hit this great milestone, I’m also excited to announce that Visual Studio 2017 will be released on March 7.

Create great looking, fast, mobile apps using JavaScript, Angular 2, and Ionic 2

December 20, 2016 Dec 20, 2016 12/20/16
Jordan Matthiesen
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 for you to try out and in this post I’ll talk you through what’s new. > Download Ionic 2 templates on the Visual Studio Extension ...