User:BetaReporter

I like computers, their technology and, especially, .NET development using Visual Studio.

IDEs
This may seem crazy, but I have 7 different VS versions installed: 2010, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022 and 2022 Preview. Out of all of them, I use 2012 the most.

Why so many? Because I'm exploring my upgrade paths, since VS2012's support ends in a week. Because I want to make sure all recent projects are compatible.

Have I made a decision regarding VS2012's EOS? Yes, I have; and I have decided to stick with 2012 for a little longer. However, I have begun to use newer versions as well.

I also have a Visual Studio repository on an external hard drive containing beta and release builds. This is my third biggest software collection (72 GB), next to a Windows 11 ISO collection (from build 21996 to the latest thus far, 25300, 283 GB), and another ISO collection featuring more general stuff (139 GB)

My IDE setup is as follows (subject to change):


 * IDE: Visual Studio Ultimate 2012 (from VS subscription portal, main), Visual Studio Community 2017 (secondary), Visual Studio 2022 Preview (tertiary, only for Markdown editing and Git repos)
 * RSS feed: http://vsstartpagenewsfeed.azureedge.net/news/vs (RSS feed that works in old versions)
 * Color scheme: Visual Studio default dark theme
 * Code font: IBM Plex Mono
 * Most notable extension: Git Source Code Provider (by Yiyi Sun et. al.), Color Theme Editor (by Microsoft)
 * Debugging tabs/technologies: Autos/Locals, Immediate Window, and a mix of normal and IntelliTrace debugging
 * Account subscription: Visual Studio Dev Essentials

Operating systems I have tested
Apart from Visual Studio versions, I often test operating systems too. I mostly use VM software (such as VMware), but I also involved my main system.

Here is a log of the operating systems I've tested since 1 January 2023: Out of all operating systems I've tested since I began my journey with VMs (back in 2017), here is a ranking of the ones I like most: