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's .NET Framework 4.5 Release Candidates are now available for download for those with a "Go Live" license. The Release Candidates of Visual Studio 11, now officially named Visual Studio 2012 ...

Microsoft released its first update for Visual Studio 2012 on Monday. Update 1 is a major enhancement to the company's latest integrated development environment, which is geared towards modern ...

Developers can now download the Visual Studio 2012 software development platform and accompanying .Net Framework 4.5, a Microsoft official revealed on Wednesday. Available to MSDN subscribers, Visual ...

Microsoft updated its Visual Studio software Wednesday so that the IDE reflects many of the changes that challenge developers, including mobility and cloud computing. “From our perspective, the world ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Microsoft plans to hold the line with pricing for the latest version of Visual Studio, officials disclosed this week. Visual Studio 2013 prices are unchanged from the corresponding Visual Studio 2012 ...