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Visual Studio 2013
| Version of Visual Studio | |
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| Version | 12.0 |
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| Codename | Dev12 |
| Latest build | 12.0.40629.0 (Update 5) |
| Released | 2013-10-17 |
| Support end | 2024-04-09 |
Visual Studio 2013 (codenamed Dev12) is the ninth major version of Visual Studio, released on 17 October 2013 alongside .NET Framework 4.5.1. This version of Visual Studio comes bundled by default with Microsoft Visual C++ version 18.xx.
Changes[edit | edit source]
Visual Studio Online[edit | edit source]
A Microsoft account can now be added to Visual Studio. This syncs all Visual Studio settings on any device containing Visual Studio 2013 or later.
CodeLens[edit | edit source]
Visual Studio 2013 introduces CodeLens References, a way to see which functions or methods are referenced by any line of code.
Notifications[edit | edit source]
Visual Studio 2013 lets the user see incoming notifications in a centralized location. This is used, for example, when an extension needs to be updated or there's a new version of Visual Studio.
Team Explorer[edit | edit source]
Team Explorer now lets the user add or clone Git repositories.
List of known builds[edit | edit source]
Available build Confirmed build Unconfirmed build Fake build Preview[edit | edit source]
Release Candidate[edit | edit source]
RTM[edit | edit source]
Updates[edit | edit source]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Microsoft account prompt
CodeLens
Notifications view
Team Explorer with Git repositories
