Whats new for developers in Visual Studio 2013

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Randy PagelsDeveloper Tools Technology Specialist

The connected IDE

Themes and visual design

Editor productivity

IDE performance improvements

Performance tools & debugging

.NET 4.5.1 enablement

Sign into the IDE with your Microsoft Account

Move seamlessly between your machines

Synchronize settings across your devices

Get up and running faster

Keep Visual Studio up-to-date

Easily determine what’s important

Address later

One common location

Improved icons

Line work to better define areas and regions

Hover colors

Scrollbar states

Active/inactive instances

Improved experience for high density displays

Auto brace completion

Move lines up and down

Enhanced scrollbar

New Navigate To experience

Peek Definition

CodeLens

Code Map enhancements

Find Dialog integrated into editor

Solution Explorer enhancements

New project templates

And so much more…

Solution load

IDE startup

Responsiveness

Improvements are driven by data from Customer Experience Improvement program

Cancelable symbol loading

Missed symbol files are recorded

Smarter caching

Earlier detection of bad symbol paths

Ability to trust source server

One launch point for all profiling tools

Number 9 all time requested feature on UserVoice!

Works exactly the same as for 32-bit applications

Client (WPF, WinForms, etc.), Store and ASP.NET WAP projects are supported

For WAP projects, need to enable Edit & Continue in Project Properties

Now available for .NET!

Access via Autos window or in the Immediate window ($ReturnValue)

Can expand return value in the debugger

Common question: How did I get here?

Supported for Store Apps, Web apps, Desktop apps in W8.1

Enhancements to the Call Stack and Tasks window

Visual Studio 2012

The connected IDE

Themes & visual design

Editor productivity

IDE performance improvements

Performance tools & debugging

.NET 4.5.1 enablement

What’s new in VS 2013:msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/vstudio/bb386063(v=vs.120).aspx

Visual Studio blog:blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudio/

Visual Studio Toolbox on Channel 9:channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Visual-Studio-Toolbox

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