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> the Visual Studio Online team...VS Code... So this is NOT Visual Studio but rather VSCode? Do you have insight into why Microsoft keeps making misleading pro

by ebg13 7y ago

> the Visual Studio Online team...VS Code... So this is NOT Visual Studio but rather VSCode? Do you have insight into why Microsoft keeps making misleading product names? Would it be so horrible to name it VSCode Online instead of Visual Studio Online? > Let us know if you have any questions The website says "Use the programming languages and frameworks of your choice". Will that include building and debugging C++ Win32 MFC applications?

gameswithgo 7y ago
This is from the company that came up with .NET to describe an intermediate bytecode and runtime. Then later made a new thing called .NET Core which was the same as .NET Framework but more multi platform. Which was confusing so they came up with .NET Standard which was an interface describing compatibility between the other two .NETs They have their top people working on the .NET jit and compiler, and the VS Code editor. None left for naming conventions.
- voxic11 7y ago
  And that is all before you get to the frameworks. The latest "ASP" framework is called "ASP.NET Core" which succeeded "ASP.NET 4" and confusingly is available for both ".NET Framework" and ".NET Core".
  - smhinsey 7y ago
    The cherry on top is what they plan on calling the next major release. You guessed it! .NET 6.
    - ygra 7y ago
      .NET 5, actually.
- greggyb 7y ago
  My favorite is their cloud platform, Azure, named after the color of a clear blue sky.
  - jagannathtech 7y ago
    Haha this is funny.
  - golergka 7y ago
    Personally, I low how they used the name C# for two completely different languages (https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/ricom/2009/10/05/my-history-of-visual-studio-part-1/ https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/ricom/2009/10/05/my-history...).
    - ygra 7y ago
      Admittedly, most will never have heard of the older one.
    - greggyb 7y ago
      Also, C# can be read as C++++. C ++ ++
  - glenneroo 7y ago
    Not to be confused with their upcoming Kinect Azure: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/kinect-dk/ https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/kinect-dk/
lostintangent 7y ago
While we released the public preview of the VS Code and web based clients, we also released a private preview of the VS client, which is actually fully optimized to support C#/C++ development. If you’re interested in giving it a try, sign up and we’ll get in touch with you soon! https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/services/visual-studio-online/ https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/services/visual-studio-on...
Havoc 7y ago
>So this is NOT Visual Studio but rather VSCode? Well I just tried it and it's aimed at the feel of VSCode. >Microsoft keeps making misleading product names What's with the hostility?
- TheRealDunkirk 7y ago
  > What's with the hostility? Trying to work in this world, and keep up with what I'm supposed to be using for the platform and application in question. As programmers, we expect some level of complexity, but when Microsoft's lead tech evangelist feels the need to make multiple posts to explain the situation with the product lines, it might have gotten a little out of hand.

by ebg13 7y ago

gameswithgo 7y ago

This is from the company that came up with .NET to describe an intermediate bytecode and runtime. Then later made a new thing called .NET Core which was the same as .NET Framework but more multi platform. Which was confusing so they came up with .NET Standard which was an interface describing compatibility between the other two .NETs They have their top people working on the .NET jit and compiler, and the VS Code editor. None left for naming conventions.

voxic11 7y ago
And that is all before you get to the frameworks. The latest "ASP" framework is called "ASP.NET Core" which succeeded "ASP.NET 4" and confusingly is available for both ".NET Framework" and ".NET Core".
- smhinsey 7y ago
  The cherry on top is what they plan on calling the next major release. You guessed it! .NET 6.
  - ygra 7y ago
    .NET 5, actually.
greggyb 7y ago
My favorite is their cloud platform, Azure, named after the color of a clear blue sky.
- jagannathtech 7y ago
  Haha this is funny.
- golergka 7y ago
  Personally, I low how they used the name C# for two completely different languages (https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/ricom/2009/10/05/my-history-of-visual-studio-part-1/ https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/ricom/2009/10/05/my-history...).
  - ygra 7y ago
    Admittedly, most will never have heard of the older one.
  - greggyb 7y ago
    Also, C# can be read as C++++. C ++ ++
- glenneroo 7y ago
  Not to be confused with their upcoming Kinect Azure: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/kinect-dk/ https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/kinect-dk/

lostintangent 7y ago

While we released the public preview of the VS Code and web based clients, we also released a private preview of the VS client, which is actually fully optimized to support C#/C++ development. If you’re interested in giving it a try, sign up and we’ll get in touch with you soon! https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/services/visual-studio-online/ https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/services/visual-studio-on...

Havoc 7y ago

>So this is NOT Visual Studio but rather VSCode? Well I just tried it and it's aimed at the feel of VSCode. >Microsoft keeps making misleading product names What's with the hostility?

TheRealDunkirk 7y ago
> What's with the hostility? Trying to work in this world, and keep up with what I'm supposed to be using for the platform and application in question. As programmers, we expect some level of complexity, but when Microsoft's lead tech evangelist feels the need to make multiple posts to explain the situation with the product lines, it might have gotten a little out of hand.