The two most-important products for the bulk of Microsoft-focused developers are out in beta. The code-named Visual Studio 11 and the .NET Framework 4.5 were released for download earlier today, along ...

Visual Studio 11 is packed with new features to help you be a more efficient, productive developer. Here's your guided tour. By the time you read this, Visual Studio 11 beta 1 will be available for ...

Every time Microsoft makes a major UI change to one of its products, users complain. When Office 2007 introduced the ribbon UI, they complained. When the ribbon started worming its way into Windows, ...

Microsoft is releasing the .NET Framework 4.5 and Visual Studio 11 beta on Feb. 29. Announced today during a "sneak preview" of the two betas, access will be given to those with a Go Live license. The ...

Microsoft will release a beta of Visual Studio 11 on Feb. 29, the same day it releases a preview version of its Windows 8 operating system. VS 11 is an integrated development environment spanning the ...

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The release of Microsoft’s Visual Studio 11 is right around the corner, and as the beta has been available for a while, we couldn’t avoid giving it a go. This is the de facto development tool for the ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Vivek Yadav, an engineering manager from ...

Microsoft will deliver betas of both its integrated development environment (IDE), code-named Visual Studio 11, and .NET Framework 4.5 on Wednesday, Feb. 29. The Visual Studio team, according to ...

Microsoft’s Visual Studio is more than just an IDE. It’s the official developer tool for Microsoft’s platform, and new releases tie in with major changes in Windows. Visual Studio 11, now in beta, ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Microsoft will launch beta copies of Visual Studio 11 and Windows Server 8 on February 29th, alongside the ...

Sensing the growing interest in DevOps, Microsoft will incorporate a number of new tools in its next edition of Visual Studio that will allow developers to work more closely with operations personnel.