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Visual Studio 2012 Update 5 RTM Released

August 27, 2015 Aug 27, 2015 08/27/15
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On August 24th we released Visual Studio 2012 Update 5 RTM. This update is also available through the MSDN Subscriber Downloads. In Team Foundation Server 2015 we introduced a new feature Team Project Rename. This update for Visual Studio 2012 is primarily focused on the ability to update local workspaces after a team project is renamed. ...

Connecting and Extending Office with Microsoft Office Developer Tools for Visual Studio

August 20, 2015 Aug 20, 2015 08/20/15
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Today, we are excited to announce the Office Developers Tools for Visual Studio 2013 – August 2015 Update. Along with the Visual Studio 2015 RTM; you can now get the latest Office development features in either version of Visual Studio. To answer some of the questions we’ve heard around what experiences are available in each ...

Introduction to Debugging

August 11, 2015 Aug 11, 2015 08/11/15
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Whenever those of us in Visual Studio give talks or write blog posts about debugging, we typically focus on tips and tricks and new features that take for granted you already know the basics of debugging. The problem with this is like most things in life debugging is a skill you have to learn before you can take advantage of tips and tricks. ...

Top News from July 2015

August 10, 2015 Aug 10, 2015 08/10/15
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Hello everyone! Every month we share some top stories from the previous month, and here’s our round-up for July. Visual Studio 2015 and .NET 4.6 Available for Download. Within the Visual Studio team, we’re clearly delighted with the release of Visual Studio 2015 as Soma announces on his blog! This release fulfills the promises we ...

Visual Studio 2015 FAQ

August 7, 2015 Aug 7, 2015 08/7/15
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Since we released Visual Studio 2015 on July 20th we’ve been busily answering questions on our forums, here on the blog, on Connect, and on StackOverflow. Here are some of the common questions. Install / Setup Licensing / Purchase Tools / Features Install / Setup 1. Why is my setup taking so...

Why write Python in Visual Studio?

August 3, 2015 Aug 3, 2015 08/3/15
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Recently, Visual Studio 2015 was released with support for Python. Python Tools for Visual Studio (PTVS) are available to help throughout Visual Studio in all the places you’d expect, from editing and IntelliSense, to debugging, profiling, and publishing to Azure. You can find all the details and some video walkthroughs, documentation, ...

Roaming Extension Manager: Control and Consistency down to the last Extension

July 31, 2015 Jul 31, 2015 07/31/15
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[UPDATED 7/31] On 7/31 we released an update to the extension. This update includes notifications for extensions, and a change in the UI where the status icons (installed / roaming) are on the left. [Original Post] On July 28th, we released Roaming Extension Manager, an extension that will help you better manage your Visual Studio extensions...

Visual Studio Customer Feedback Channels

July 30, 2015 Jul 30, 2015 07/30/15
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We’ve shipped Visual Studio 2015 RTM and you have all been a key part of this with your feedback and great ideas, Thank you! But wait, that doesn’t mean your job is over :). We still need to hear from you about what is good, bad, or ugly in VS 2015 so we can know what to do more of, what to fix, and what to avoid. We look at EVERY ...