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Re: Visual Studio 2015 announced

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Post by LyalinDotCom » Thu, Apr 02, 2015, 5:32 PM UTC

jasode wrote: post #15

This is a confusing announcement from Microsoft. They are actually announcing a new product lineup (1) and not a new release for actual download . The article predicts that the actual release (RTM) will be in the summer. The current (beta) release is still CTP 6 which was already announced a few weeks ago. I suppose this is a press release intended more for the corporate IT manager planning his purchasing budget (wha…

I am the Visual Studio Product manager that created this page and am sorry folks that it caused some confusion. I know Ecio had the right intentions but I can see how it was confusing here as to the scope of our announcement.

The goal for us was to make sure that folks that do pay for MSDN Subscriptions know what we are doing for Visual Studio 2015 wave.

If anyone actually wants to try the latest test version of Visual Studio 2015 you can do so here:

https://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/downloads/visual-studio-2...

Also we have detailed release notes on what's new in Visual Studio here: - https://www.visualstudio.com/news/vs2015-preview-vs - https://www.visualstudio.com/news/vs2015-vs

Re: Visual Studio 2015 announced

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Post by LyalinDotCom » Thu, Apr 02, 2015, 5:34 PM UTC

Ecio78 wrote: post #40

jasode wrote: post #15

This is a confusing announcement from Microsoft. They are actually announcing a new product lineup (1) and not a new release for actual download . The article predicts that the actual release (RTM) will be in the summer. The current (beta) release is still CTP 6 which was already announced a few weeks ago. I suppose this is a press release intended more for the corporate IT manager planning his purchasing budget (wha…

I posted it and I received it because I have a MSDN subscription so I agree, it's more for telling use that is coming, the merge change that you noted etc..

thanks for posting this, though its unfortunate that folks got confused and I am sorry if the way the page was setup did anything to contribute to the problem.

We appreciate your support of our announcement though :).

Re: Visual Studio 2015 announced

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Post by LyalinDotCom » Thu, Apr 02, 2015, 5:41 PM UTC

amithgeorge wrote: post #35

Jare wrote: post #27

I'm not an F# dev but I kinda miss it from the list of supported languages.

It might have been a marketing mistake. F# is fully supported. http://blogs.msdn.com/b/fsharpteam/archive/2014/11/12/announ...

Good catch, F# is fully supported and its my mistake for not adding it into the page, ill get it fixed. Thanks!

Re: Visual Studio 2015 announced

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Post by dragonwriter » Thu, Apr 02, 2015, 5:48 PM UTC

S4M wrote: post #16

There is an Android version. I am curious, are there people out there who use Android device to code? I tried a bit QPython but it was frustrating not to be able to use the app I created from outside of QPython.

> There is an Android version.

There's actually not, Android is supported as a target, not a platform the IDE runs on.

> I am curious, are there people out there who use Android device to code? I tried a bit QPython but it was frustrating not to be able to use the app I created from outside of QPython.

There are IDEs that will let you develop and build APKs on Android that have been around and supported for a while, which I wouldn't expect if no one was using them (e.g., AIDE.) QPython isn't exactly the top-of-the-line in terms of coding environments that run on Android.

Re: Visual Studio 2015 announced

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Post by JohnBooty » Thu, Apr 02, 2015, 8:25 PM UTC

amithgeorge wrote: post #36

JohnBooty wrote: post #34

The pricing for Visual Studio kind of blows my mind. I happen to think it's a great product and I don't mind paying for software (as a developer I want people to pay for software, or at least value it highly) but it creates a pretty high barrier to entry for developing Windows software. Although maybe I'm wrong: I don't know exactly how restricted the free Community edition is. Also, Resharper apparently works with t…

The Community edition is basically the Professional edition with licensing restrictions. Meaning extensions are fully supported. From the [official page]( https://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/products/visual-studio-co... ) > Q: Who can use Visual Studio Community? > A: Here’s how individual developers can use Visual Studio Community: Any individual developer can use Visual Studio Community to create their own free or p…

I'm extremely happy to know that I was extremely wrong about how restricted the Community Edition is. Thanks for the informative reply!

Re: Visual Studio 2015 announced

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Post by Ecio78 » Thu, Apr 02, 2015, 9:28 PM UTC

LyalinDotCom wrote: post #42

Ecio78 wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I posted it and I received it because I have a MSDN subscription so I agree, it's more for telling use that is coming, the merge change that you noted etc..

thanks for posting this, though its unfortunate that folks got confused and I am sorry if the way the page was setup did anything to contribute to the problem. We appreciate your support of our announcement though :).

Ok, so I can expect to be upgraded from Professional to Enterprise as appreciation :D

Re: Visual Studio 2015 announced

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Post by S4M » Thu, Apr 02, 2015, 10:13 PM UTC

tluyben2 wrote: post #28

S4M wrote: post #16

There is an Android version. I am curious, are there people out there who use Android device to code? I tried a bit QPython but it was frustrating not to be able to use the app I created from outside of QPython.

It can build for Android (aka you can make Android apps with it); it does not have a version running on Android. And yes, I use tablets and phones to code on, but nothing production yet. Cannot say it's that much less productive than on desktop though for what I do. Edit: is iOS/Android building Xamarin or? Edit2: Yep , this is Xamarin.

> And yes, I use tablets and phones to code on, but nothing production yet. Cannot say it's that much less productive than on desktop though for what I do.

Interested in that. What's your "mobile stack"?