SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft today is making available the release candidate for the upcoming Visual Studio 2015 software for building apps, five months after issuing a preview. Also today, the tech ...

When you design a Windows Phone application, it's important to think about the built-in constructs provided by the platform. You can choose to display the SystemTray, for example, to present ...

If you're an experienced Web developer, you'll love the HTML5/JavaScript/CSS3 options provided by Visual Studio 2012. Here's a step-by-step guide to getting started. We now know that Windows 8 is ...

Since Satya Nadella took over as CEO of Microsoft, the company has dramatically shifted its strategy. Instead of focusing solely on Windows, other platforms are now being treated as first-class ...

Microsoft on Friday shared final product lineup and specifications expected for its upcoming Visual Studio 11 IDE, featuring accommodations for the Windows Phone mobile OS and Windows Azure cloud ...

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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 ...

With just one week until Windows 10 officially launches, Microsoft has released Visual Studio 2015 and .NET 4.6, the latest generation of its integrated development environment (IDE) and software ...