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Visual Studio 2017 version 15.1 Preview and Windows 10 Creators Update SDK

March 16, 2017 Mar 16, 2017 03/16/17
Visual Studio Blog
It’s only been a week since we released Visual Studio 2017 and we’re already working on an update: Visual Studio 2017 version 15.1 Preview. This Update preview includes two main changes: improvements to the Universal Windows Platform (UWP) tools to support the Creators Update SDK and the addition of the Python tools. For full details of ...

Announcing Visual Studio “15” Preview 5

October 5, 2016 Oct 5, 2016 10/5/16
John Montgomery
Today we released Visual Studio “15” Preview 5. With this Preview, I want to focus mostly on performance improvements, and in the coming days we’ll have some follow-up posts about the performance gains we’ve seen. I’m also going to point out some of the productivity enhancements we’ve made. So kick off the installer here and ...

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 ...

Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 RC

June 7, 2016 Jun 7, 2016 06/7/16
Visual Studio Blog
Today we are sharing Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 RC. This release candidate primarily focuses on stability, performance, and bug fixes, but we also have some feature updates. I’ll share highlights in the rest of this post. Tools for Apache Cordova. This update includes TACO Update 9 and TACO Update 10, which adds plugins for Intune, Azure ...

Visual Studio “15” Preview 2

May 10, 2016 May 10, 2016 05/10/16
Visual Studio Blog
Last month, we released our first preview of the next version of Visual Studio. After listening to your feedback, we have fixed issues and improved experiences in this preview. Download Visual Studio “15” Preview 2 to get the latest. This is still a Preview and is unsupported, so please refrain from installing it on your production ...

What’s new in VS 2015 Update 2 for Universal Windows developers

April 11, 2016 Apr 11, 2016 04/11/16
Visual Studio Blog
At //BUILD/, we announced the availability of Visual Studio 2015 Update 2 that includes a significant update to the tools for building Universal Windows apps. These tools now support building apps for many new classes of Windows 10 devices such XBOX, HoloLens, and Surface Hub (in addition to Phone, PC, and IOT). Today, we are releasing yet ...

What’s new in VS 2015 Update 2 for Universal Windows developers

April 11, 2016 Apr 11, 2016 04/11/16
Visual Studio Blog
At //BUILD/, we announced the availability of Visual Studio 2015 Update 2 that includes a significant update to the tools for building Universal Windows apps. These tools now support building apps for many new classes of Windows 10 devices such XBOX, HoloLens, and Surface Hub (in addition to Phone, PC, and IOT). Today, we are releasing yet ...

UI development made easier with XAML Edit & Continue

April 6, 2016 Apr 6, 2016 04/6/16
Visual Studio Blog
Making UI is easy. Making GREAT UI can be a bit trickier. Visual Studio wants to be the best in class tool for designing good user experiences. We have been spending a lot of our time looking at the challenges you face, learning from them, and being inspired by watching you try to solve UI problems. As a result, we have made some improvements ...