Visual Studio

Two decades later, Microsoft’s Visual Studio looks to secure its role in a new world of technology

by Todd Bishop on March 7, 2017March 7, 2017 at 8:45 amComment

Microsoft this morning released Visual Studio 2017, the latest version of its integrated development environment — continuing its expansion beyond traditional Windows software with updated features for making cloud and mobile apps on Mac,… Read More

Microsoft to offer Xamarin for free with Visual Studio in new bid for Android and iOS developers

by Todd Bishop on March 31, 2016March 31, 2016 at 2:09 pm1 Comment

SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft will marry its newly acquired mobile development technology from Xamarin with its Visual Studio software development tools, expanding its offerings for developers who make apps for Android and… Read More

Microsoft courts Linux, iOS and Android developers with new wave of technologies

by Todd Bishop on November 18, 2015November 18, 2015 at 7:54 am 3 Comments

Microsoft’s Developer Division is making a series of new moves in an attempt to expand its software development platform and tools further beyond its traditional Windows base — aiming in… Read More

Microsoft releases Visual Studio 2015, courts cross-platform developers to Azure cloud

by James Risley on July 20, 2015July 20, 2015 at 9:20 am1 Comment

Microsoft today released Visual Studio 2015, the latest version of its integrated development environment. Announced last year, the upgrade gives developers new ways to make software not just for Windows but also… Read More

Developing apps for HoloLens: Inside Microsoft’s ‘Holographic Academy’

by Blair Hanley Frank on April 30, 2015April 30, 2015 at 11:35 pm 3 Comments

SAN FRANCISCO – It takes a special kind of person to encourage a room full of journalists to blow up the furniture around them, but Brandon Bray is just that kind… Read More

Microsoft adds Minecraft mod support in Visual Studio

by Blair Hanley Frank on April 30, 2015April 30, 2015 at 11:03 am 2 Comments

SAN FRANCISCO–Microsoft announced today that it’s bringing support for creating Minecraft mods written in Java inside its Visual Studio development environment. Minecraft’s modding tools allow developers and users to tweak their… Read More

Microsoft’s Visual Studio expands to Mac and Linux with new ‘Visual Studio Code’ development tool

by Todd Bishop on April 29, 2015April 29, 2015 at 11:25 amComment

Microsoft this morning unveiled a new development tool, Visual Studio Code, that works across Mac and Linux in addition to Windows — its latest move to expand its horizons beyond its own PC… Read More

Microsoft partners with GitHub to distribute Visual Studio to students

by Todd Bishop on January 12, 2015January 12, 2015 at 9:37 am1 Comment

GitHub, the popular code hosting service, will include Microsoft’s Visual Studio Community 2013 in the GitHub Student Developer Pack, distributing Microsoft’s software development technologies to more budding software developers. The partnership, announced… Read More

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Microsoft to hold key event for developers next month

Microsoft acquires SyntaxTree, boosting support for Unity game engine

by Blair Hanley Frank on July 2, 2014September 1, 2014 at 1:41 pmComment

Microsoft has acquired SyntaxTree, the developer of the UnityVS plugin for Visual Studio. The UnityVS tool allows game creators to use Microsoft’s development environment to write, browse and debug code for… Read More

Microsoft’s Visual Studio meets Android and iOS with Apache Cordova integration

by Blair Hanley Frank on May 12, 2014May 12, 2014 at 10:03 amComment

As a part of its TechEd conference in Houston, Texas today, Microsoft announced an update to its Visual Studio development environment that will give developers the ability to build cross-platform… Read More

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App time for Microsoft with Visual Studio, Windows Store

by Todd Bishop on September 12, 2012October 22, 2013 at 7:46 am 2 Comments

A certain product debut in California is getting lots of attention this morning, but Microsoft is making a push of its own for the attention of software developers — hoping… Read More

The coding game: Microsoft’s Visual Studio gets badges, achievements and leaderboard

by Todd Bishop on January 18, 2012January 18, 2012 at 12:53 pm 27 Comments

Is there anything that can’t be turned into a game? Apparently not. Microsoft today embraced the gamification trend by introducing a new plug-in for its Visual Studio development program that will… Read More