Category: VS2012

Now that VS 2012 RC is available I think it is time to reevaluate VS 2012 and see where it stands. The biggest complaint most people threw at the Beta was the dullness of the colors.  MS heard and backtracked on the coloring a little.  While not fully completed by the RC, VS2012 now has… Continue reading VS2012 RC →

UPDATE: Great news!!! Microsoft has seen the error of their ways.  They have formally announced that they will in fact release VS2012 Express for desktop apps (instead of just Metro) – http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudio/archive/2012/06/08/visual-studio-express-2012-for-windows-desktop.aspx.  This is a big win for students and hobbyists. Well VS2012 is finally in RC mode.  I have to say the UI is looking… Continue reading (Free) WinForms/WPF is Dead in VS2012 Express →

After another week of working with it I’ve come up with a few new pieces of information. ASP.NET Editor One of the cooler features of the editor, excluding the Javascript enhancements, is that the tags are now linked.  If you begin renaming a start or end tag then the other tag gets renamed as well. … Continue reading Visual Studio 11 Beta: Second Glance →

Now that the beta is out I’ve been working with it a week and I can provide some feedback on the things I do and don’t like.  To organize things a little better I’ll identify some of the new features that were added and give my opinion about the usefulness.  All this is strictly my… Continue reading Visual Studio 11 Beta – First Glance →