Future support for VS2010, after version 10.2

BKuiper · ‎06-14-2013

In the following document:

http://downloads2.esri.com/support/TechArticles/W26496_W25918_DEPRECATION_PLAN_FOR_ARCGIS_101_and_10...

the following is mentioned:
??? ArcGIS 10.2 will be the last major release of ArcGIS Runtime SDK for WPF with support for
Microsoft .NET Framework 4. Future releases will leverage newer releases of the Microsoft .NET
Framework.

This means that the 10.2 release will be the final release supported in VS2010 ? Is that correct ? That means that this UC will bring the final version supported in VS2010 ? If so, we would look to see an extension of VS2010 support (.NET 4.0).

MichaelBranscomb · ‎07-11-2013

Hi,

We've just published a blog post which outlines our plans in much greater detail: http://blogs.esri.com/esri/arcgis/2013/07/05/the-history-and-future-of-the-arcgis-sdks-for-net/.

The current thinking is that for the ArcGIS Runtime SDK for WPF we will continue to target .NET 4.0 and support VS2010 for the rest of the 10.2.X release cycle, until the next major release (e.g. 10.3 or 11). The forthcoming 10.2.1 release of the WPF SDK later this year includes support for the new Task-based pattern as an alternative to events to help you start taking advantage of new features in .NET 4.5.

Also to be released later this year will be the new combined ArcGIS Runtime SDK for .NET (Store / Phone / Desktop) which will target .NET 4.5 and support VS2012 from the outset. Both will be available in beta towards the end of the summer. We'll begin testing with VS 2013 internally but we won't be able to officially offer support for it until it's released.

Cheers

Mike

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BKuiper · ‎07-02-2013

could somebody from Esri respond on this ? thank you

RichardWatson · ‎07-10-2013

I don't work for or speak for ESRI but I think that it is good thing to see the software move forward with the later versions of the .NET framework. Staying back on older versions of the framework prevents the API from being the best that it can be.

Microsoft recently released the last feature release for Visual Studio 2012 and Visual Studio 2013 is now in beta.

Visual Studio 2010 is dead.

MichaelBranscomb · ‎07-11-2013

Hi,

We've just published a blog post which outlines our plans in much greater detail: http://blogs.esri.com/esri/arcgis/2013/07/05/the-history-and-future-of-the-arcgis-sdks-for-net/.

The current thinking is that for the ArcGIS Runtime SDK for WPF we will continue to target .NET 4.0 and support VS2010 for the rest of the 10.2.X release cycle, until the next major release (e.g. 10.3 or 11). The forthcoming 10.2.1 release of the WPF SDK later this year includes support for the new Task-based pattern as an alternative to events to help you start taking advantage of new features in .NET 4.5.

Also to be released later this year will be the new combined ArcGIS Runtime SDK for .NET (Store / Phone / Desktop) which will target .NET 4.5 and support VS2012 from the outset. Both will be available in beta towards the end of the summer. We'll begin testing with VS 2013 internally but we won't be able to officially offer support for it until it's released.

Cheers

Mike