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Save the date! Connect(“November 12 & 13”); is almost here

November 10, 2014 Nov 10, 2014 11/10/14
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(image) Don’t miss the cloud-first, mobile-first, code-first virtual event for developers, streaming live starting November 12th! Join us on Day 1, November 12th and watch keynotes from Scott Guthrie, S. Somasegar, Brian Harry, and Scott Hanselman where they will share news on innovative new products and services that build on your ...

Visual Studio 2013 Update 4 RC now Available

October 16, 2014 Oct 16, 2014 10/16/14
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Visual Studio 2013 Update 4 RC is now available to download. This release has lots of small features and fixes for ASP.NET and web platform, Team Foundation Server, Visual C++, JavaScript Editor, Testing Tools, and some other areas. Specifically for updates to the web development tools checkout this new features announcement on .NET web ...

Python Tools 2.1 for Visual Studio

October 15, 2014 Oct 15, 2014 10/15/14
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The final release of Python Tools 2.1 for Visual Studio (PTVS) is available for download. PTVS is available for Visual Studio 2010, Visual Studio 2012, and Visual Studio 2013. In addition to the other features listed below, PTVS 2.1 supports the free Visual Studio Express for Web and Express for Windows Desktop editions as well as Visual ...

Mobile Apps for Web Developers

October 14, 2014 Oct 14, 2014 10/14/14
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The path of a mobile app developer often begins with a choice: develop for iOS, Android or Windows? It’s a choice that instantly diminishes the size of your potential audience, but developers often hold their nose and reluctantly make a decision. Those who need to reach all three app stores, choose to rewrite the application for each ...

Visual Studio “14” CTP 4 and TypeScript 1.1 CTP Released

October 6, 2014 Oct 6, 2014 10/6/14
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Today we released Visual Studio “14” CTP 4. To get started, download the bits (also available on MSDN subscriber downloads page), or use one of the VMs in Azure. This CTP includes all features and fixes from previous CTPs, and: ASP.NET vNext tooling and runtime updates. Visual Studio “14” CTP 4 supports NuGet Package Manager and ...

Visual Studio 2013 Update 4 CTP 2 (And More) Available

September 22, 2014 Sep 22, 2014 09/22/14
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We have four releases today. First, Visual Studio 2013 Update 4 CTP 2 is available, including a few features (e.g. performance improvements for the Visual C++ browsing experience) and some bug fixes. Second, there’s also a CTP available for Team Foundation Server. The release notes have the complete list of features and fixes for both these...

Survey on API Consumption and Tooling

September 17, 2014 Sep 17, 2014 09/17/14
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UPDATE 9/19: The survey has been updated based on feedback from our readers.UPDATE 9/17: Thanks for sharing your feedback on this topic. The survey is currently closed. We will post an update here once the survey re-opens.APIs lie at the heart of our cloud-first, mobile-first strategy. In order to provide you with the best-in class tooling for...

Visual Studio 2013 Update 4 CTP 1 Ready to Download

September 3, 2014 Sep 3, 2014 09/3/14
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The first CTP for Visual Studio 2013 Update 4 is ready to download. Update 4 CTP 1 includes feature enhancements and bug fixes for Team Foundation Server and Visual C++. Checkout this detailed blog post for more info on Team Foundation Server enhancements. To learn about bug fixes check out the release notes. As a reminder, these CTPs are not ...