Interest in 64-bit VS can be traced back to as early as 2011 [1]. 6 years ago, there was an MSDN essay on why there wasn't going to be 64-bit VS for the foresee

Interest in 64-bit VS can be traced back to as early as 2011 [1]. 6 years ago, there was an MSDN essay on why there wasn't going to be 64-bit VS for the foreseeable future [2] mainly citing issues speed, pointer size, and zombie code. I wonder what changed their minds. It's not like these issues got any easier over years. [1]https://web.archive.org/web/20170922120502/https://visualstudio.uservoice.com/forums/121579-visual-studio-2015/suggestions/2255687-make-vs-scalable-by-switching-to-64-bit?page=1&per_page=20 https://web.archive.org/web/20170922120502/https://visualstu... [2]https://web.archive.org/web/20160119114948/http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ricom/archive/2015/12/29/revisiting-64-bit-ness-in-visual-studio-and-elsewhere.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20160119114948/http://blogs.msdn...