Tag Archives: Visual Studio

Another adventure in downgrading, part 3: XP

Taking the application down even further than last time. Windows XP? You’re probably thinking: “Direct3D 11, Media Foundation, WIC, that’s never going to work in XP! What are you thinking?” And you’d be right. If the codebase was entirely aimed … Continue reading

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Migrating to .NET Core: the future of .NET.

More than 20 years ago, Microsoft introduced their .NET Framework. A reaction to Java and the use of virtual machines and dynamic (re)compiling of code for applications and services. Unlike Java, where the Java virtual machine was tied to a … Continue reading

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Visual Studio versioning and compatibility

After the previous post on DirectX version information, I figured it would be useful to also give a quick overview of Visual Studio compatibility. Because not all versions of Visual Studio run on all versions of Windows, and neither does the … Continue reading

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