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Blend for Visual Studio 2012: Updated UX Tool for Windows 8 Applications
Microsoft has announced the new Blend for Visual Studio 2012, a tool to design user interfaces for HTML and XAML applications in Windows Store 8. All versions of Visual Studio 2012 come with Blend, including Express.
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Developers and ASP.NET: Whats Next?
Visual Studio provides ASP.NET developers with numerous development options. At aspConf 2012, Scott Hanselman demonstrates some of the upcoming features that will promote easier development and describes his vision for One ASP.NET.
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Visual Studio 2012 and .NET 4.5 are ready to go!
In addition to Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 being released to manufacturing, Microsoft has completed its tool suit - Visual Studio 2012 and .NET 4.5.
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Increasing Visual Studio 2012 UI Responsiveness
Microsoft continues to build performance improvements into Visual Studio 2012. We take a look at some improvements to the Toolbox that could help all users, but especially those with large solutions.
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dotCover 2.0 Adds Integrated Unit Test Runner and Visual Studio 2012 Support
The code coverage utility dotCover 2.0 now includes an integrated unit test runner, rather than requiring ReSharper to run tests. It has been updated to support Visual Studio 2012 RC, and includes new attribute filters.
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Visual Studio LightSwitch Adds HTML5/JavaScript Support
Microsoft announced that they are adding HTML5 and JavaScript support to Visual Studio LightSwitch, the rapid business-application development tool. LightSwitch applications will now be able to run on Android, iOS, and Windows devices, and will focus on touch capabilities.
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Improving Responsiveness in Visual Studio 2012
Microsoft has spent time producing quantifiable editing performance improvements. By using an approach that combines an "Immediate Delay Tracker" and Event Tracing for Windows, solid gains have been reported.
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Microsoft Test Manager 2012 Adds Manual Testing Support for Win8 Tablets
Of all the forms of testing there is one that simply cannot be skipped. It doesn’t matter how good your automated tests are, manual testing still has to be performed before an application ships. With the release of MS Test Manager 2012, Microsoft intends to make it manual tests significantly easier.
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Round-Tripping: Using Visual Studio 2010 and 2012 on the Same Project
Visual Studio 2012 RC introduced a feature called "project round-tripping", which can make it possible for teams to work on a project in either Visual Studio 2010 or 2012. Microsoft states that most projects will work with round-tripping, though others like Visual Studio Installer, Windows Phone, and Windows Mobile are not yet supported.
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Dependency Injection, Debugging added to T4 for Visual Studio 2012
There are quite a few improvements added to Visual Studio’s T4 system for Visual Studio 2012. The highlights include MEF support for deploying directive processors and easier debugging.
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Visual Studio 11 Renamed "Visual Studio 2012", Release Candidate Now Available with .NET 4.5
Today Microsoft announced the availability of Visual Studio 2012 Release Candidate with .NET 4.5, formerly known as “Visual Studio 11”. This release includes performance improvements, a more "Metro-style" user interface, customized installation, and new Team Foundation Server features.