Visual Studio opens the default browser instead of Internet Explorer

When I debug in Visual Studio, Firefox opens and that is annoying because of the hookups that Internet Explorer and Visual Studio have, such as when you close the Internet Explorer browser that starting debug opened, Visual Studio stops debugging. How can I get Visual Studio to open Internet Explorer instead without having to set … Read more

How to download Visual Studio Community Edition 2015 (not 2017)

I have a Resharper 9x license and it is only compatible up to MS VS Community 2015 edition. I tried to download the 2015 version from Microsoft but their website stubbornly wants me to have 2017, only. Can someone please provide me a url to the 2015 edition? Or, explain how to navigate Microsoft’s site … Read more

What’s the difference between Visual Studio Community and other, paid versions?

What’s missing in Visual Studio Community 2015? They say it’s full-featured and free, but if that’s the case, then why do/will they still sell Visual Studio Ultimate 2015 or Visual Studio Enterprise 2015 for 6 grand? Something is missing in the Community preview, right? And why is it called ‘Community’? My code won’t be synced … Read more

Recommended add-ons/plugins for Microsoft Visual Studio [closed]

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Break when a value changes using the Visual Studio debugger

Is there a way to place a watch on variable and only have Visual Studio break when that value changes? It would make it so much easier to find tricky state issues. Can this be done? Breakpoint conditions still need a breakpoint set, and I’d rather set a watch and let Visual Studio set the … Read more