Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.2 (26430.4)

Tech giant Microsoft has announced the release of Visual Studio 2017 version 15.2 (26430.04). This release focuses on increasing the productivity and making it easier to create applications for mobile and cloud. A lightweight and modular installation is also a highlight feature.

Visual Studio 2017 — Productivity and performance, mobile, cloud, and devops

In this release, Microsoft has focused on four areas — productivity and performance, mobile, cloud, and devops. In its release notes, Microsoft said that 2017 release brings a lightweight and modular installation experience. It allows the developers to only get the components they need.

Microsoft also claims that Visual Studio 2017 starts up to 3 times faster as compared to Visual Studio 2015. This release is designed to support teams in a better manner, it comes with tools to provide for developing NET Core 1.0 and 1.1 apps, microservices, and Docker containers.

Xamarin integration in Visual Studio 2017 has been made better with a Xamarin Forms previewer and improved IntelliSense for Xamarin Forms XAML.

An improved Git integration will be liked by devops. Visual Studio now makes use of the Git executables. Overall, more Git functionality is available directly within the DE.

Talking about the supported platforms, Visual Studio 2017 will run on Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (version 1507 or newer), Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials Standard and Datacenter, and Windows Server 2016 Standard and Datacenter.

Release Date: May 10, 2017 - Visual Studio 2017 version 15.2 (26430.04):

Summary of Updates in this Release

- Maximize your productivity with the newly enhanced Python development workload.
- Install the Data Science and analytical applications workload for all of your data analysis needs.
- ReSharper 2017.1 now works with solutions that are loaded in a lightweight mode.
- With Xamarin 4.5, we have redesigned our Property pages and Manifest editors with a simplier, more user-friendly UI.
- Install Unity 5.6 with the Game Development with Unity workload to develop games and interactive content.
- You can now use multiple side-by-side versions of the TypeScript compiler.
- Multiple F# tools improvements.
- Linux C++ now enables improved type visualization during debugging.
- CMake integration now supports CMake 3.7.2.
- You now have the ability to configure the Diagnostic Tools window to automatically stop operation when limits are exceeded.
- You can now change the location of where packages are cached or even disable caching of packages during install, modify, or repair.
- Your Visual Studio Installer will now only display Visual Studio offerings based on your current configuration.

Top Issues Fixed in this Release

The Developer Community spoke and we listened. This list provides the issues that received your highest votes and were fixed in this release.

- Bring back the solutions list in Team Explorer.
- GUIDGen.exe is not a valid executable.
- “Scanning new and updated MEF components" runs every time Visual Studio 2017 launches.
- Visual Studio hangs when downloading the latest versions of TFS folders.
- Node.js server-side JavaScript process consumes too much memory.
- "A restart is required" message continues to display after rebooting.
- How to find installed instances of Visual Studio.


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Product: Microsoft Visual Studio
Version: 2017 version 15.2 (26430.04) Off-Line Content ISO (4 Editions)
Supported Architectures: 32bit / 64bit
Website Home Page : www.visualstudio.com
Language: english, russian
System Requirements: PC
Supported Operating Systems: Windows 7even SP1 / 8.x / 10 / Server 2012 R2 / 2016
Size: 24.4 Gb