Microsoft Delivers CTP 5 of Visual Studio 2015

CTP 5 of Visual Studio 2015 is available for download now from Microsoft's Prerelease Software download site. It provides news features along with the normal mix of bug fixes.

Rod Trent

January 16, 2015

1 Min Read
Microsoft Delivers CTP 5 of Visual Studio 2015

Microsoft today announced the availability of Community Technical Preview version 5 (CTP 5). This update release get us a step closer to the final delivery of Microsoft's re-envisioned development studio, rumored to be officially unveiled later this summer – possibly sooner.

CTP 5 of Visual Studio 2015 is available for download now from Microsoft's Prerelease Software download site. It provides for bug fixes but also includes the following updates:

  • XAML Language Service – rebuilt to be faster and more reliable

  • Timeline Tool – use this new tool to inspect and diagnose application performance issues

  • Diagnostics Tools – part of the debugging component (F5), the following new tools are available:

    • Debugger Events (with IntelliTrace)

    • Memory Usage

    • CPU Usage

  • ASP.NET – better performance and new features like reference a C# project, Intellisense and validation for editors, define custom commands in project.json file, client-side task runners, and preferred browser selection.

You can find the release here: Visual Studio 2015 (CTP 5)

Microsoft chose not to release a TFS preview with this VS CTP, but promises that it will for the next release.

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