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September 2018 - Visual Studio news feed

How Microsoft rewrote its C# compiler in C# and made it open source

September 28, 2018 Sep 28, 2018 09/28/18
Shikha Kaul
Roslyn is the codename-that-stuck for the open-source compiler for C# and Visual Basic.NET. Here’s how it started in the deepest darkness of last decade’s corporate Microsoft, and became an open source, cross-platform, public language engine for all things C# (and VB, which I’ll take as a given for the rest of this piece...

Get Ready for iOS 12 and Xcode 10

September 28, 2018 Sep 28, 2018 09/28/18
Shikha Kaul
Support for iOS 12 and Xcode 10 to accompany Apple’s Xcode Gold Master (GM) release has just been announced! We have also published updated documentation and samples to help you quickly get started with all the latest new features. Now, build your Xamarin.iOS (and of course Xamarin.Forms for iOS) applications with Xcode 10 GM and submit...

Navigation Update for Azure DevOps

September 26, 2018 Sep 26, 2018 09/26/18
Shikha Kaul
Back in June of this year, we rolled out the first iteration of our new navigation model for Azure DevOps. We’ve spent the summer improving that experience based on the feedback many of you have provided. Thank you! Our next step is to move from the new model being a preview, to becoming the navigation for the product...

Introducing Azure Functions 2.0

September 26, 2018 Sep 26, 2018 09/26/18
Shikha Kaul
Today, we’re very pleased to announce the general availability of Azure Functions 2.0! This is a huge milestone packed with several capabilities, all focused around making it easier than ever for you to build highly scalable serverless applications...

Announcing .NET Framework 4.8 Early Access build 3646

September 26, 2018 Sep 26, 2018 09/26/18
Shikha Kaul
Today, we are happy to share an Early Access build for the .NET Framework 4.8. This includes an updated .NET 4.8 runtime as well as the .NET 4.8 Developer Pack (a a single package that bundles the .NET Framework 4.8 runtime, the .NET 4.8 Targeting Pack, and the .NET Framework 4.8 SDK...

Parallel Custom Build Tools in Visual Studio 2017 (C++)

September 26, 2018 Sep 26, 2018 09/26/18
Shikha Kaul
Many projects need to use additional tools during their build to generate sources for further compilation or perform other custom build tasks. VC projects have always supported Custom Build Tool integration, but it had some limitations. One of the popular requests on UserVoice is Allow custom build tools to run in parallel. Another problem is ...