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  • S Slacker007

    VS 2017 15.9.7 update is ready for me to download and install. Should I do it? 50/50 chance that I may want to put my head through a wall when this is all over. :laugh:

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    Kaladin
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    Give them a few days and see if they push out a new version to fix any problems in the update

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    • K Kaladin

      Give them a few days and see if they push out a new version to fix any problems in the update

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      Slacker007
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      :thumbsup:

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      • S Slacker007

        VS 2017 15.9.7 update is ready for me to download and install. Should I do it? 50/50 chance that I may want to put my head through a wall when this is all over. :laugh:

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        James McCullough
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        Only a 50/50 chance? Aren't you being a little light on that? Man, the last time I updated VS2017 it fragged almost EVERYthing.

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        • raddevusR raddevus

          FYI - I installed that version and had no problems. Wasn't bad. (Disclaimer: YMMV :) ) Also, why aren't you on 2019? Actually, you should probably wait because the interface has been "modernized" and it isn't the greatest. :~ You can do a side-by-side install if you don't mind eating up a ton of extra space on your drive though. I only moved to 2019 because you cannot do .NET Core 3.x without upgrading.

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          ZurdoDev
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          raddevus wrote:

          why aren't you on 2019?

          It's still in preview.

          Social Media - A platform that makes it easier for the crazies to find each other. Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it. Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.

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          • J James McCullough

            Only a 50/50 chance? Aren't you being a little light on that? Man, the last time I updated VS2017 it fragged almost EVERYthing.

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            ZurdoDev
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            James McCullough wrote:

            Only a 50/50 chance? Aren't you being a little light on that?

            Ya, you might be right. It's probably closer to a 70/70 chance.

            Social Media - A platform that makes it easier for the crazies to find each other. Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it. Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.

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            • S Slacker007

              VS 2017 15.9.7 update is ready for me to download and install. Should I do it? 50/50 chance that I may want to put my head through a wall when this is all over. :laugh:

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              abmv
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              it was faster than expected 2gb and smooth

              Caveat Emptor. "Progress doesn't come from early risers – progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things." Lazarus Long

              We are in the beginning of a mass extinction. - Greta Thunberg

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              • J James McCullough

                Only a 50/50 chance? Aren't you being a little light on that? Man, the last time I updated VS2017 it fragged almost EVERYthing.

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                Slacker007
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                15.9.4 killed me. I haven't recovered since...PTSD and all. :)

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                  it was faster than expected 2gb and smooth

                  Caveat Emptor. "Progress doesn't come from early risers – progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things." Lazarus Long

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                  Slacker007
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                  good to hear

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                  • Z ZurdoDev

                    James McCullough wrote:

                    Only a 50/50 chance? Aren't you being a little light on that?

                    Ya, you might be right. It's probably closer to a 70/70 chance.

                    Social Media - A platform that makes it easier for the crazies to find each other. Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it. Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.

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                    James McCullough
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                    Now THAT'S the Microsoft logic I'm used to!!! :-D

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                    • S Slacker007

                      VS 2017 15.9.7 update is ready for me to download and install. Should I do it? 50/50 chance that I may want to put my head through a wall when this is all over. :laugh:

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                      Tim Deveaux
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                      Worked here - but required a restart of Win7, which was unusual.

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                      • S Slacker007

                        VS 2017 15.9.7 update is ready for me to download and install. Should I do it? 50/50 chance that I may want to put my head through a wall when this is all over. :laugh:

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                        Stuart Dootson
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                        I would, but I only install it for the C++ build tools really... VS Code and CMake FTW...

                        Java, Basic, who cares - it's all a bunch of tree-hugging hippy cr*p

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                        • Z ZurdoDev

                          James McCullough wrote:

                          Only a 50/50 chance? Aren't you being a little light on that?

                          Ya, you might be right. It's probably closer to a 70/70 chance.

                          Social Media - A platform that makes it easier for the crazies to find each other. Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it. Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.

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                          kalberts
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                          Oldboys have probably heard about the IBM 360 mainframe series. One of the logos used in the 360 days was a circle, with a radius extendig a little outside the circle (looking like a old style potentiometer knob, but nowdays frequently used to mark an on-off pushbutton). Then came the IBM 370 series. So what did IBM choose as a logo for the 370? A bigger circle! Acutally, they didn't replace the 360 circle with a bigger 370 circle, they added the 370 circle around the old one, touching where the radius hit the circle(s). They didn't use this logo a lot; I suspect it was mostly created as an inside joke, but I have come across it a few times in old documentation.

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                          • raddevusR raddevus

                            FYI - I installed that version and had no problems. Wasn't bad. (Disclaimer: YMMV :) ) Also, why aren't you on 2019? Actually, you should probably wait because the interface has been "modernized" and it isn't the greatest. :~ You can do a side-by-side install if you don't mind eating up a ton of extra space on your drive though. I only moved to 2019 because you cannot do .NET Core 3.x without upgrading.

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                            BryanFazekas
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                            raddevus wrote:

                            Also, why aren't you on 2019?

                            The current release date for VS 2019 is March, so what's available is a preview, nothing I'd use for production work. I don't upgrade in the middle of a project, and rarely before the first service pack is released. Riding the bleeding edge used to be fun, but I suffered enough blood loss to be light headed. These days I let others do the bleeding ... :-D

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                            • S Slacker007

                              We try to stay as current as possible with the incremental builds for VS. I was just being funny. I am going to update.

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                              Slow Eddie
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                              We try to stay as current as possible with the incremental builds for VS.

                              Why?

                              Newer in not always better. And most often filled with bugs.

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                              • Z ZurdoDev

                                raddevus wrote:

                                why aren't you on 2019?

                                It's still in preview.

                                Social Media - A platform that makes it easier for the crazies to find each other. Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it. Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.

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                                raddevus
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                                ZurdoDev wrote:

                                still in preview.

                                I know. Better get it soon, before it's obsolete. :rolleyes:

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                                • L Lost User

                                  why? Is there anything really important in it that you absolutely must have? particularly if you are developing apps for your company/clients: are they on the very latest version too? if it's just for your own playing around sure go ahead, but if you want to do anything serious [for other people including open source] stick to what's most used.

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                                  Dr Walt Fair PE
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                                  Sure, why not save time and just put your head through a wall, but open the window first.

                                  CQ de W5ALT

                                  Walt Fair, Jr., P. E. Comport Computing Specializing in Technical Engineering Software

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