Which visual studio IDE is faster- 2013 or 2015 or 2017?

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Hello,

I have been using VS 2012 for quite long now. But now I need some new features.

Which version shall I use?

I'm looking forward to use community editions of VS and TFS.

Also, will SQL Server 2008 (Professional) work fine with the higher versions or shall I try latest express edition of SQL Server?

Please share the download links for community or free softwares. No trial please.

Can anyone help me out?

Thanks a lot in advance.

What I have tried:

I installed VS 2015 and its too slow and lags most of the time. Not sure what's wrong.

Posted 1-Jul-17 1:54am

Mr_cool

Updated 1-Jul-17 2:47am

OriginalGriff

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OriginalGriff · Accepted Answer · 2017-07-01T02:47:00

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2017 is slower than 2015, and 2015 is slower than 2013 - so if you want speed, go with 2013. However, you won't get the features and languages / language extensions you get with later versions, so upgrading your computer might be a better bet depending on your needs.

We can't provide links to versions, that is down to Microsoft: search MSDN and you may find them (but bear in mind that VS2013 is four years and two version out of date, so it's quite possible that MS don't provide it any more.
For VS2015 and 2017, looks for the "community edition". For versions before that you need the "Express edition".

Posted 1-Jul-17 2:47am

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Mr_cool 1-Jul-17 9:25am

I'd like to learn Xamarin. Which is the best one to go? And let me know about SQL Server too please. Whether I should use older version or newer one. Which particular will be best suited.

I have got a laptop recently with a configuration of Intel i5, 8GB DDR4 Ram and 1 TB Sata HDD.

OriginalGriff 1-Jul-17 10:02am

Xamarin? No contest: VS2017 Community edition. THe only other alternative is 2015 (2013 doesn't support it at all) and that is frankly painful to get working with Xamarin. Your spec is higher than my dev machine (E6700 Intel dual core @ 3.2Ghz with 4GB ram) but I have a 1TB SSD, which makes a huge difference, and a GTX660Ti video card which doesn't. If possible, upgrade to an SSD: it makes everything load a huge amount faster!
Having said that, I run VS2017 on my tablet: and it's a Cherry Trail quad core @ 1.6GHz with 4Gb ram. It's slow to load, a bit sluggish to compile on, but it works - you just have to plan ahead! :laugh:

Mr_cool 1-Jul-17 10:06am

I'll install VS 2017 and let u know about my findings for sure. Which SQL version shall I use?

OriginalGriff 1-Jul-17 10:12am

That's a lot harder: I run the same version as my webhosting company, so that I don't find a feature that doesn't work in production. Since they run Sql Server 2012 SP1, that's what I use as well. Only difference is they run the full monty and I run Express edition!
If you are working to or with a specific version, then it's best to match it - going to a higher version can mean your DB files aren't compatible, going lower means you may not be able to read their files at all, should you need to.

RickZeeland 1-Jul-17 16:23pm

If you want speed don't use SQL Server, I can recommend PostgreSQL which has better performance, especially on low-spec hardware. Besides it is much easier to install along your application, there is even an portable version !

Mr_cool 4-Jul-17 10:53am

Also, I'd like to know about team coding. I was using Visual Sourcesafe with VS 2008. I'm not sure what to use at this moment for local/online. I need a community edition for the same. Thanks for your help in advance.