What’s new in VS 2015 Update 2 that will benefit developers?

What’s new in VS 2015 Update 2 that will benefit developers?

Visual Studio 2015 got an update recently, and speculations are rife that the same will benefit the developers immensely. The best part is that with a download of the new update 2, Xamarin tools will also get downloaded automatically, and this will help dedicated users of the Visual Studio in mobile app development to a great extent. Therefore, let us have a look at the new features in the update that are going to help developers immensely in the coming days.

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 Tools for Apache Cordova & Universal mobile app development The update includes various Apace Cordova Update 8 tools along with a set of improvements like Cordova 6.0.0 support, improved error message creation, improved integration of Node Package Manager (NPM) with Visual Studio and an updated list of plug-ins.

The update also offers an opportunity to select a Windows SDK version while creating a brand new project on Universal Windows Platform. Other new additions in the update regarding Universal mobile app development are debugging of the background task processes and improvement in store package wizard. All these tools and improvements are undeniably lucrative for mobile app developers across the world.  An updated C++ compiler and standard library Under the new features, there has been a fixture of over 300 compiler bugs, removal of RTC limitations with Coroutines, implementation of every single C++ Standard Library feature and many more things. These will certainly benefit developers to speed up any operation pertaining to C++ and at the same time fixing of performance issues, which is crucial for a developer in the long run.  Usage of a new database engine based on SQLite by default This is going to increase the speed of database operations for example Go To Definitions, Find All References, and many more, which will eventually enhance the initial solution parse time. As the C library SQLite is light-weight and does not require any server process separately, developers will be required to spend less time on configuration and this will save their valuable time.

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 Addition of .NET Framework 4.6.1 ClickOnce Bootstrapper package .Net developers of any Dot Net Development Company are surely going to reap the benefits of the new addition in Visual Basic 2015. While publication of applications for the sake of ClickOnce deployments will become easier, fast execution of code will be some of the other benefits.

Apart from all these, the update 2 will also benefit the developers in terms of ease in building complex projects of large sizes, Android artifacts, and harnessing the power of the ‘Open in Xcode’ feature.

The tools offered by Visual Studio 2015 are already brilliant and have proved extremely beneficial for the developers of every Dot Net Development Company. The new updates are further enriching their experience and making them capable to build engaging mobile apps and websites. For more information, please don’t hesitate to contact Rigel Networks, a leading Dot Net Development Company based in India. You can send a quick email at info@rigelnetworks.com for the same.

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