Let me be clear about the new .NET Core testing framework, xUnit: It's an alternative, not a replacement for MSTest, the .NET Core version of the framework you're familiar with from earlier versions ...

First came the open-sourcing of Microsoft’s .Net software platform. Now comes the open-sourcing of many — if not all — of the tools and support infrastructure for the platform. Last week, Microsoft ...

As expected, Microsoft today announced the general availability of Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4. To celebrate, the company is hosting a launch consisting of more than 150 developer-focused ...

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Microsoft is releasing the .NET Framework 4.5 and Visual Studio 11 beta on Feb. 29. Announced today during a "sneak preview" of the two betas, access will be given to those with a Go Live license. The ...

MSDN subscribers now have access to the Beta 1 releases of both Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4.0. If you have MSDN access, go ahead and start downloading. You may also want to check out the ...

Microsoft broadcasted a live launch event for .NET Framework 4.5 and Visual Studio 2012 on Wednesday. The company had previously released Visual Studio 2012 to developers, along with a test version of ...

Application life-cycle management will be a key theme in the Visual Studio 2010 and .Net Framework 4.0, Microsoft said Monday. Visual Studio Team System 2010, code-named "Rosario," will "democratize" ...

Microsoft is revealing more about its plans for the next generation of Visual Studio Team System (code-named Rosario), part of the now officially named Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4.0 ...

Without further adieu, Microsoft will release on Monday its Visual Studio 2010 software development system and the accompanying .Net Framework 4 platform, followed later in the week by the release of ...