Visual Studio 2012 update 2 was released yesterday and it contains a variety of new features that I thought might be notable to some of you. In particular:
- Microsoft Fakes (powerful test mocking framework) now available at the VS Premium edition level
- Coded UI support for SharePoint 2013 applications
- Coded UI support for IE 10
- Various usability enhancements to Test Explorer (test playlists, organizing lists, etc)
- Blue theme (previously available with a special extension) – this theme makes VS2012 feel slightly more like VS2010
- New web tools including Web API and real-time communication using ASP.NET SignalR
- A variety of improvements have been made to TFS ALM features:
- Kanban board customizable columns
- Work item tagging
- Web-based access to test case management tools: users can now author, edit, and execute test cases through the web portal
You can find out more about this release on Microsoft’s website.