Microsoft is releasing on Wednesday, February 29, with the release of Windows 8 Consumer Preview, also a b lwa ta of Visual Studio 11. In addition, the software giant, with a free ‘Express’ version of Team Foundation Server 11.
Microsoft has Visual Studio 11, a different look-and-feel. So is the interface of the ide have seen cutbacks; in place of a multi-interface, Microsoft has Visual Studio 11, a theme full of shades of gray. The software giant claims that programmers by this gui-design is less distracted and are better able to focus on producing code. The toolbar has less icons, so for example the copy/paste buttons are gone, because developers, according to Microsoft, almost always shortcuts via the keyboard.
The programmeerontwikkelomgeving has the search expanded. So you can use a search field to search for, among other commands and options that are normally ‘hidden’ in the menu structure. This ‘quick-launch’option makes it possible to found a option to immediately activate. Visual Studio 11 should make it easier to search for text in multiple open files.
The updated development environment features according to Microsoft not only give developers the ability to run Windows 8 – and .Net-applications, but also tools for creating Metro-software, via the touchbediening of tablets and smartphones to work. This is among other things the support for html5 and css 3 is further increased. Microsoft promises in Visual Studio 11 better remote debugging and loggingsmogelijkheden.
In addition to the beta of Visual Studio 11, Microsoft will be a free version release of Team Foundation Server 11. This implementation of the application lifecycle management system, TFS Express will be welcomed, supports up to five users and provides developers the opportunity to code using cloud storage to share. The tool contains, according to the software giant, all the basic functionality within a small working group together code to work.
