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Visual Studio TACO Update 10

June 7, 2016 Jun 7, 2016 06/7/16
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We are proud to present Update 10 of the Visual Studio Tools for Apache Cordova (TACO). You can look forward to installing it with Update 3 of Visual Studio 2015, or download and install it directly now. If this is the first time you’ve heard of TACO, try our beginner’s guide and build your first app for Android, iOS and Windows, with ...

Top New from March 2016

May 4, 2016 May 4, 2016 05/4/16
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Yes, it might seem a bit odd to have a post with “March” in the title now that it’s already May, but it does take a few weeks for the data to show what you’ve all been reading about lately. So with no further ado, here are those recent highlights! Xamarin included with Visual Studio. As announced at //build 2016 to great applause, ...

Visual Studio TACO Update 9

May 3, 2016 May 3, 2016 05/3/16
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Update 9 of the Visual Studio Tools for Apache Cordova (TACO) is ready for you! You’ll soon see a notification in Visual Studio to install the update or you can download and install it directly, now. If this is the first you’ve heard of TACO, take a moment and learn more about our mobile developer tools for web developers. This release ...

News from Xamarin Evolve: What’s next for Visual Studio and Xamarin

April 27, 2016 Apr 27, 2016 04/27/16
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Less than a month ago, at //BUILD, we announced the integration of Xamarin technology into our Visual Studio product line, furthering our Any Developer, Any App, Any Platform approach and bringing even more power and productivity to the nearly 13 million devs who have already downloaded Visual Studio 2015 and the 10 million who have downloaded...

A Side-by-Side Comparison of Mobile-App Development Solutions

April 22, 2016 Apr 22, 2016 04/22/16
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The world of mobile app development has been bursting at the seams with opportunities these last few years, as companies look for the next horizon of productivity gains and new revenue streams to fuel their growth. But along with the opportunities tied to each mobile platform comes the responsibility of ensuring a secure and seamless ...

Visual Studio “15”: Installing Just What You Need

April 5, 2016 Apr 5, 2016 04/5/16
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Over the past year, we've had the opportunity to chat with hundreds of you (developers), from those who use Visual Studio every day to those who have never used it. We observed how you setup your development environments and how they evolve and change over time. We learned that you spend a significant amount of time getting the right set of ...

Visual Studio TACO Update 8 and new Ionic templates

April 4, 2016 Apr 4, 2016 04/4/16
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Last week we announced many new Visual Studio updates, including Ionic support in the Cordova Extension for Visual Studio Code, and Visual Studio Tools for Apache Cordova (TACO) Update 8. In this post, I’ll highlight the main changes included in the Visual Studio TACO Update 8 release – which you already have If you installed Visual Studio...