Microsoft is one step closer to delivering the final versions of its Visual Studio integrated development environment and the .NET Framework 4.5. The Release Candidates are available today for ...

Microsoft has decided that today is the day it will launch Visual Studio 2012. Although it has been available to MSDN subscribers for some weeks already, and although the Express editions for Web and ...

This is a huge release day for Microsoft, as Windows 8.1 gets its official unveiling. For Microsoft-focused developers, though, perhaps the bigger news is that Visual Studio 2013 is out. Visual Studio ...

Microsoft’s Visual Studio 2012 Update 1 (Visual Studio 2012.1) is now available for download. The update allows users to develop applications for Windows XP and more thoroughly test their work. The ...

The team building the next release of Visual Studio has responded to developer criticism and is adding support for building Windows 8 Desktop apps to VS 2012 Express. Last month, there was quite a bit ...

A quick note on two Microsoft updates: One on its way out and the other, on its way in. As I blogged a couple months back, the RTM (release to manufacturing) version of Windows 7, with no service pack ...

The move means that development and testing of those products is nearly complete with only major bug-fixes made before release to manufacturing for sale and distribution. "Given where we are in the ...

Previously, these packages were limited to Metro, Azure, Windows Phone, and the Web, but developer pressure has led to Microsoft offering a desktop version After hearing objections from developers, ...