Currently Visual Studio runs as a 32-bit process on 64-bit Windows operating systems.
Rico Mariani knows why and posts why he wants to "load less, not more".
A small side note: TFS 2010 will support 32 and 64-bit Windows on the server side.
Why is there no 64-bit version of Visual Studio?
August 21st, 2009 · 2 Comments · 2909, VS Development Tools, VS Test Tools, VSTS
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Too bad the link has target=”_blank”. Perhaps you meant http://blogs.msdn.com/ricom/archive/2009/06/10/visual-studio-why-is-there-no-64-bit-version.aspx?
Looks like you may have missed adding the HREF to your “knows why” link.
For those that found this via a Google Search or RSS, here it is:
http://blogs.msdn.com/ricom/archive/2009/06/10/visual-studio-why-is-there-no-64-bit-version.aspx