2. The connected IDE
Themes and visual design
Editor productivity
IDE performance improvements
Performance tools & debugging
.NET 4.5.1 enablement

4. Sign into the IDE with your Microsoft Account
Move seamlessly between your machines
Synchronize settings across your devices
Get up and running faster

5. Keep Visual Studio up-to-date
Easily determine what’s important
Address later
One common location

9. Improved icons
Line work to better define areas and regions
Hover colors
Scrollbar states
Active/inactive instances
Improved experience for high density displays

13. Auto brace completion
Move lines up and down
Enhanced scrollbar
New Navigate To
experience
Peek
CodeLens
Code Map
enhancements
Find Dialog integrated
into editor
Solution Explorer
enhancements
New project templates
And so much more…

16. Solution load
IDE startup
Responsiveness
Improvements are driven by data from Customer
Experience Improvement program

17. Cancelable symbol loading
Missed symbol files are recorded
Smarter caching
Earlier detection of bad symbol paths
Ability to trust source server

19. One launch point for all profiling tools

23. 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

25. Now available for .NET!
Access via Autos window or in the Immediate
window ($ReturnValue)
Can expand return value in the debugger

26. 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

27. The connected IDE
Themes & visual design
Editor productivity
IDE performance improvements
Performance tools & debugging
.NET 4.5.1 enablement

28. What’s new in VS 2013:
msdn.microsoft.com/enus/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