Testing the new Visual Studio "15" preview

During the Build 2016 event, Microsoft made available the first preview of the next version of Visual Studio, currently known with the version number "15". If you haven't had the chance yet, now it's a great time to test this new version.

In the beginning, you'll meet the new installer: a more lightweight and nimble installation program for Visual Studio. The minimum installation is now about 300 MB, instead of 1000+ MB like in the previous versions.

Other new features include improved C# code analyzers (thanks to Roslyn), XAML Edit-and-Continue, and opening of folders directly from Visual Studio. IntelliSense gets better JavaScript support, and the debugger has also gotten a bunch of nice improvements.

To get your copy, visit www.visualstudio.com. Good information about the new features can be found on this and this blog post.

Happy previewing!