User:BetaReporter
I like computers, their technology and, especially, .NET development using Visual Studio.
IDEs[edit | edit source]
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.
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
Collections[edit | edit source]
I have the following software collections:
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Windows 11 | 446 GB Individual sizes of development semesters: |
Contains builds from 21380 to the latest thus far (25926) |
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General software | 139 GB | Contains miscellaneous software |
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Visual Studio | 72 GB | Doesn't contain ISOs of 2017, 2019 or 2022 because of the Installers |
Operating systems I have tested[edit | edit source]
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:
| Operating system/build | Platform | Install date | Duration/Status | Purpose(s) |
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| Windows XP | VMware | 2023-07-05 | 6 days (present in OVA file) |
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| Windows 8 Release Preview | VMware | 2023-06-27 | 2 hrs 22 mins |
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| Windows 8 Consumer Preview | VMware | 2023-06-26 | 4 hrs 20 mins |
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| Windows 8 build 8175.5 | VMware | 2023-06-15 | A couple of hours (present in OVA file) |
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| Windows Developer Preview | VMware | 2023-06-13 | 22 days (present in OVA file) |
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| Windows 2000 | VMware | 2023-03-18 | Installed |
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| Windows 2000 | VMware | 2023-03-01 | 17 days (present as OVA file) |
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| Windows XP build 2428 | VMware | 2023-02-26 | 20 mins (present as OVA file) |
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| Windows 7 | VMware | 2023-02-21 | Present as OVA file on external HDD |
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| Windows 10 version 1703 | VMware | 2023-02-11 | No longer on the system (moved to an external HDD) |
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| Windows XP | VMware | 2023-02-09 | Present as OVA file on external HDD |
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| Windows 10 version 1507 | VMware | 2023-01-22 | No longer on the system (moved to an external HDD) |
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| Windows NT 4.0 | VMware | 2023-01-13 | Present as OVA file on external HDD |
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| Windows 8.1 | VMware | 2023-01-10 | 3 hours |
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| Windows 7 | VMware | 2023-01-05 | 5 days |
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| Windows Me | VMware | 2023-01-03 | Still present on the system |
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| Windows 2000 | VMware | 2023-01-02 | Still present on the system |
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| Windows Vista | VMware | 2023-01-01 | 2 days |
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| Windows 10 build 9860 | VMware | 2023-01-01 | A few hours (don't remember) |
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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:
| Rank | OS | Pros | Cons |
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| 1 | Windows 7 |
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| 2 | Windows XP |
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| 3 | Windows 11 |
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| 4 | Windows Vista |
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Links to other sites[edit | edit source]
This section is still under construction
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CodingWonders |
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u/The-Windows-Guy |
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BetaReporter |