Visual Studio 2015 Final Released to Web

Microsoft has finalized their Visual Studio 2015 development software along with Update 5 for Visual Studio 2013 and Team Foundation Server 2013.

Richard Hay, Senior Content Producer

July 20, 2015

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Visual Studio 2015 Final Released to Web

Today Microsoft has announced the final release of their new Visual Studio 2015 developer software which has been available in a preview program since last November.

Over the course of the last 9 months the software has gone through several preview builds and according to the team it has benefited from the largest amount of feedback they have ever received.

Before we go any further about the Visual Studio 2015 update there is one cautionary note from Microsoft if you are actively developing Universal Windows Platform apps.

"The tools for Windows 10 (the SDK and the tools for Universal Windows app development) will be available on July 29th when Windows 10 is also available. To keep developing Universal Windows apps before the 29th, please keep using the Visual Studio 2015 RC release and don’t install Visual Studio 2015 RTM – it will remove the RC tools."

There is an extensive (read 1,500 words) summary over at the Visual Studio Blog that provides all the improvements that have been made to VS 2015 since development began last fall.

After catching up on all of that you can head to Visual Studio Online or MSDN Subscriber downloads to grab your copy.

In addition, there are more than 60 on demand videos on Channel 9 to learn more about VS 2015 to learn more about the software and its usage.

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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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