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MPFProj for VS 2012 released on CodePlex
Ed DoreMicrosoft EmployeeThursday, November 15, 2012 7:31 PMManaged Package Framework (MPFProj) for VS 2012 has been released on CodePlex.
I've also listed the earlier releases and some sample links on the new VSX Arcana blog.
Enjoy.
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Visual Studio 2012 is now available!
You'll find the downloads available here:
http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/11/en-us
You can find the Visual Studio 2012 RC SDK here:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29930
You can vote on feedback and ideas (or add your own!) on
http://visualstudio.uservoice.com/forums/121579-visual-studio
If you find any issue, please go to
http://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio
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Where to post feedback, bugs, and questions
- This Forum - about VSX, MEF, EnvDTE, Text Templates (T4) and other non-modeling extensibility
- For questions about T4 Toolbox, please use http://t4toolbox.codeplex.com/discussions
- Visualization and Modeling Forum - for Visual Studio Ultimate architecture tools - UML, DGML, Architecture Explorer, Layer diagrams
- Visualization and Modeling Extensibility Forum - for domain-specific languages (DSLs) and extending the modeling tools
- Microsoft Connect Visual Studio - for bug reports and suggestions
- The Community Content block at the bottom of any MSDN Library page to add your own tips, corrections or feedback about the content
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Looking for additional T4 tools?
http://www.codeplex.com/site/search?query=t4&ac=8
CodePlex is Microsoft's open source project hosting web site. You can use CodePlex to create new projects to share with the world, join others who have already started their own projects, or use the applications on this site and provide feedback.
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