SAN FRANCISCO – Microsoft’s Build conference is always a major developer fest where the company unveils all kinds of neat new tools and services, but in the words of one company evangelist, this year ...

What developer doesn't love a new toy? Especially if it's free and actually solves a problem that you face every day. Tools, however, are a very personal thing -- just because something works for ...

Microsoft is focusing on long-term stability and more flexible developer tooling with its new "AI-native" Visual Studio 2026 ...

The opening keynote of Microsoft's 5th annual MIX10 conference for Web developers and designers focused on the company's rich Internet application technology Silverlight and its role in Windows Phone ...

Crashes occur during the initial IDE startup when loading extensions or caches, immediately after installing updates (e.g., .NET upgrades or Visual Studio patches), or during specific actions such as ...

Recognizing how organizations need to produce and update their software more quickly, Microsoft has added an array of services around its Visual Studio IDE to help developers update and manage their ...

Continuing to fill out its Visual Studio tools line, Microsoft Corp. on Monday is announcing Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition, intended for developers working in small organizations. The company on ...

One of the biggest, if not the biggest, shortcomings of Windows 7 as a tablet operating system is the fact that it is not touch-centric; it is still designed first and foremost for keyboard/mouse ...

Visual Studio 2008, codenamed Orcas, has been in development since before the release of its predecessor, Visual Studio 2005. The new version is aimed at, and has been developed alongside, Windows ...