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Microsoft is Retiring Windows App Studio

Microsoft is Retiring Windows App Studio

Microsoft announced today that it is retiring Windows App Studio, its web-based app development tool.

Microsoft Announces Xamarin Live Player Preview

Today at Build 2017, Microsoft announced a preview version of Xamarin Live Player, which is…

Microsoft Releases Visual Studio 2017 Version 15.2, Plus a 15.3 Preview

Microsoft Releases Visual Studio 2017 Version 15.2, Plus a 15.3 Preview

While the general availability of Visual Studio for Mac generated a lot of news today,…

Visual Studio 2017 for Mac is Now Generally Available

Visual Studio 2017 for Mac is Now Generally Available

During the opening day of Build 2017, Microsoft announced that Visual Studio 2017 for Mac…

Take the Xamarin Challenge!

Take the Xamarin Challenge!

I'm excited to announce the Xamarin Challenge, a special promotion aimed at getting developers started…

Visual Studio Preview Provides an Early Peek at New Features

Visual Studio Preview Provides an Early Peek at New Features

While the audience for this will likely be fairly limited, developers interested in early access…

Tip: Download Visual Studio 2017 and Get 60-Days of Xamarin University for Free

Tip: Download Visual Studio 2017 and Get 60 Days of Xamarin University for Free

Microsoft launched Visual Studio 2017 yesterday. But as an added bonus, anyone who downloads the…

Visual Studio 2017 is Now Available

Visual Studio 2017 is Now Available

Microsoft today released Visual Studio 2017, the latest version of its world-class software development IDE.…

While the first version of Visual InterDev promised to be "Visual Basic for the web," it wasn't until the second release that Microsoft really delivered on that vision.

20 Years of Visual Studio: Visual InterDev 6.0

While the first version of Visual InterDev promised to be "Visual Basic for the web,"…

20 Years of Visual Studio: Visual Basic

My first book was about Visual Basic 3, and I later updated it for two…

20 Years of Visual Studio: Visual InterDev 1.0

20 Years of Visual Studio: Visual InterDev 1.0

20 years ago, I was heavily invested in Microsoft's developer stack. Here's my 1997 overview…

The Faces Behind Microsoft Visual Studio

The Faces Behind Microsoft Visual Studio

Here is a behind-the-scenes look at the incredible transformation that has taken place over 20…

Visual Studio 2017 Arrives March 7

Visual Studio 2017 Arrives March 7

On March 7, Microsoft will release Visual Studio 2017, the latest and most flexible version…

Microsoft Expands the Visual Studio Family

Microsoft Expands the Visual Studio Family

At its Connect(); 2016 event this week in New York, Microsoft announced the release candidate…

Microsoft Delivers Visual Studio Code 1.0

Microsoft Delivers Visual Studio Code 1.0

Announced in pre-release form alongside Visual Studio 2015 last summer,Visual Studio Code---a lightweight, cross-platform code…

Build 2016: Visual Studio "15" and Windows 10 Anniversary SDK Preview Are Now Available

Build 2016: Visual Studio “15” and Windows 10 Anniversary SDK Previews Are Now Available

Developers interested in getting an early start on Microsoft's next-generation software development initiatives can now…

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