The release schedule's been that way since ~2012: http://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/news/release-archive-vso.aspx http://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/news/release

The release schedule's been that way since ~2012: http://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/news/release-archive-vso.aspx http://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/news/release-archive-vso.a... Both as a user and a Microsoft employee, I'm happy to have minimal secrets and surprises when it comes to dev features. Early info and access usually means better software.