What's new in Visual Studio 11 beta

Visual Studio 11 Beta can be downloaded at no charge. Major changes in Visual Studio 11 include: 

  • Support for Windows 8 Metro-style apps
  • Language changes for Visual Basic, C#, C++ and F#
  • Backward project compatibility without conversion
  • Viewing code structure
  • File preview
  • Better multi-monitor support
  • Tool window filtering (should be handy for massive projects)
  • C++ code editor improvements
  • Javascript code editor improvements
  • Easier async programming in VB and C#
  • Code analysis window
  • New table designer
  • ASP.NET enhancements
  • Sharepoint development enhancements
  • Better graphics tools for game dev
  • C++ massive parallelism
  • .NET Framework 4.5 beta

For more see the what's new page.

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