Visual Studio 2015 will RTM on 20 July 2015

Microsoft has announced that their Visual Studio 2015 software will be available nine days before the general availability of Windows 10.

Richard Hay, Senior Content Producer

June 29, 2015

1 Min Read
Visual Studio 2015 will RTM on 20 July 2015

Last week we learned that Microsoft was speeding up the release of the Windows 10 Software Development Kit (SDK) with a plan to match releases of the Windows 10 Insider Preview builds.

We are now 30 days before the General Availability of Windows 10 and while we have not seen a new Insider Preview build to allow the SDK team to also release a new build it does appear that one part of the developer suite now has a firm RTM date.

Over on the Developer Tools Blog, CVP S. Somasegar, has revealed Visual Studio 2015 along with Team Foundation Server 2015 and .NET 4.6 will all be ready for download in their final forms on 20 July 2015.

As Somasegar states this is a big release for the company because they are providing tools to do cross platform development from iOS and Android plus games using Unity, Unreal and Cocos. New tools in the software allow for better diagnostics as you work on your apps and software.

There is no word in this post about the RTM versions of the Windows 10 SDK or any of the other bridges for bringing in your iOS and Android code.

The Visual Studio team will host a Visual Studio 2015 Release Q and A on July 20 at 3:30 pm UTC (8:30 am PDT).

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About the Author

Richard Hay

Senior Content Producer, IT Pro Today (Informa Tech)

I served for 29 plus years in the U.S. Navy and retired as a Master Chief Petty Officer in November 2011. My work background in the Navy was telecommunications related so my hobby of computers fit well with what I did for the Navy. I consider myself a tech geek and enjoy most things in that arena.

My first website – AnotherWin95.com – came online in 1995. Back then I used GeoCities Web Hosting for it and WindowsObserver.com is the result of the work I have done on that site since 1995.

In January 2010 my community contributions were recognized by Microsoft when I received my first Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award for the Windows Operating System. Since then I have been renewed as a Microsoft MVP each subsequent year since that initial award. I am also a member of the inaugural group of Windows Insider MVPs which began in 2016.

I previously hosted the Observed Tech PODCAST for 10 years and 317 episodes and now host a new podcast called Faith, Tech, and Space. 

I began contributing to Penton Technology websites in January 2015 and in April 2017 I was hired as the Senior Content Producer for Penton Technology which is now Informa Tech. In that role, I contribute to ITPro Today and cover operating systems, enterprise technology, and productivity.

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