Visual Studio 2012 enhancements for SP2010 Development

First published on MSDN on Jun 19, 2012

Visual Studio 2012 is adding some features for SharePoint 2010 development. The following items have been added. Check out the links below for more details. I have to say, I wish these would have been released sooner, but late is better than never.

• Create lists and Content Types by using new designers
• Create Site Columns
• Create Silverlight webparts
• Publish SharePoint solutions to remote SharePoint server
• Test SharePoint Performance by using profiling tools
• Create Sandboxed Visual webparts
• Improved support for Sandboxed solutions
• Support for JavaScript debugging and Intelligence for JavaScript
• Streamlined SharePoint Project Templates
• Test you code by using Microsoft Fakes Framework

What’s new for SP Development in the VS2012 RC - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee290856(v=VS.110).aspx
SharePoint Development in Visual Studio (2012) - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee330921(v=vs.110).aspx