There's lots of new stuff (check the ASP.NET Release notes) but here's just a few highlights:Įdit and Continue for 64 bit applications - In VS2010 and VS2012, the edit and continue option is disabled by default when creating a new web application project.

Then install the ASP.NET and Web Tools 2013 Refresh - Why a refresh? Because it's newer ASP.NET and Web Tools stuff that we could ship AFTER the Preview.Īll this works in the Free Web Express version so you don't need to have a paid copy of Visual Studio to install VS2013.

Install Visual Studio 2013 Web Express (or another SKU, Pro, etc.).

It's that scenario that is the most interesting. We would REALLY appreciate folks testing ASP.NET 4.0 apps to run them up ASP.NET 4.5.1 and find bugs. But, don't use the only machine you have to work on every day if it's all you have to ship with. Meaning, if ASP.NET 4.5.1 breaks your ASP.NET 4 app we need to know and we will only find out if you test. NET 4.0 only code.īENEFIT: That said, anything that breaks under 4.5.1 we DO want to know about. NET 4 you'll likely be OK, but you ARE taking a risk, so don't use a work machine you deeply care about to test on if you also have to ship. NET 4.5 and VS2012 it's not that risky to install VS2013.

Since Visual Studio 2013 installs side-by-side with VS2012 and VS2010, if you already have. I have it installed on all my four machines and nothing has broken yet. Good Bugs (Bugs with attachments that repro the bug get the most attention) on Connect.What we need from you is bugs and feedback. We are actively working on that now.ĭownload Visual Studio 2013 (and ASP.NET with Web Tools) while your feedback still matters. For example, we know that Glimpse doesn't work well with Web Forms and FriendlyUrls. Truth is, the next 4-6 weeks is when we need to be fixing bugs and finding any edge cases or weird stuff.

Remember that the tooling for ASP.NET was pulled out of VS in 2012 and remains an 'out of band release.' This gives us more flexibility than we had before and will let us get more time to put features in and fix bugs than some groups. Here's 2013 with the 2010 theme.Īnyway, the ASP.NET and Web Tools team is hard at work on VS 2013 with Web Tools. Use whatever Theme relaxes you and whatever text colors make you happy.

UPDATE: Don't like the Light Theme? The old VS2010 Blue Theme is back, use it instead. Windows 8.1 is around the corner (did you download the 8.1 Preview?) and development is still happening on Visual Studio 2013. Lots of stuff is happening at MSFT right now.

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