China, meanwhile, continues to develop its own China Operating System (COS).
"Windows 9" preview is expected to be the highlight of the show.
The free extension currently works only with Visual Studio 2013.
Information expected on the next version of Windows, rumored to be called "Windows 9".
Windows 9 bits aren't scheduled to be released at this year's Build event, however.
Coverity 7.0 also focuses sharply on Web application security.
- By John K. Waters
- 01/08/2014
PC shipments expected to remain flat.
JNBridgePro 7.1 connects Java and .NET Framework-based components.
- By John K. Waters
- 12/18/2013
Next year's developer show is slated for April 2-4.
The update was driven by the need to make VS 2013 compatible with pre-10 versions of Internet Explorer
It's the last version before the release candidate of the full 1.0 version comes out.
The news doesn't look a whole lot brighter for 2014, either.
An updated Windows 8.1 API created opportunities for new tools.
At its official Visual Studio 2013 launch today, Redmond moved its flagship integrated development environment further into Windows Azure.
The WebGL protocol is supported for creating two- and three-dimensional graphics.
Developers registered with either Windows Store or Windows Phone Store can now submit apps for both.
The news is troubling, given that XP won't be patched after next April.
- By Scott Bekker
- 11/04/2013
The lawsuit against Google by Rockstar perhaps marks yet another phase in mobile platform litigation.
The company also releases SDKs for .NET and iOS.
Hortwonworks Data Platform 2.0 for Windows will be available next month.