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===[[Visual Studio]] family=== {| class="sortable wikitable" |- !Codename !Preliminary name !Final name !Notes !Ref |- |Thunder | |Visual Basic 1.0 |The first version of [[Visual Basic (classic)|Visual Basic]]. The standard [[dialog box|dialog]]s and [[widget (computing)|control]]s created by the Visual Basic [[runtime library]] all have "Thunder" as a prefix of their internal type names (for example, [[button (computing)|button]]s are internally known as ThunderCommandButton). |<ref name="chrissmith">{{cite web | url=http://blogs.msdn.com/chrsmith/archive/2006/04/30/Some_Microsoft_codenames.aspx | title=Some Microsoft codenames | date=April 30, 2006 | access-date=2006-07-23 | first=Chris |last=Smith | work=Chris Smith's completely unique view | publisher=[[Microsoft]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100311072314/http://blogs.msdn.com/chrsmith/archive/2006/04/30/Some_Microsoft_codenames.aspx |archive-date=11 March 2010}}</ref> |- |Escher | |[[Microsoft Visual Basic]] for MS-DOS | |{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}} |- |Dolphin | |[[Microsoft Visual C++ 2.0]] | |{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}} |- |Zamboni | |Microsoft Visual C++ 4.1 |After [[Ice resurfacer|Zamboni]], an ice resurfacing machine. |<ref name="chrissmith"/> |- |Boston | |[[Microsoft Visual Studio#Visual Studio 97|Microsoft Visual Studio 97]] |Named for [[Boston, Massachusetts]] |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/1947659/in-brief-microsoft-names-boston-visual-studio |title=In brief: Microsoft names Boston Visual Studio 97 |work=v3.co.uk |publisher=Incisive Media |date=29 January 1997 |first=Cath |last=Everett |access-date=22 August 2012 |archive-date=3 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403034817/http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/1947659/in-brief-microsoft-names-boston-visual-studio |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Aspen | |[[Visual Studio 6.0|Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0]] |Named after the popular ski destination [[Aspen, Colorado]] |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=4647&iTestingId=15855 |title=Visual Studio 1998 (6.0) |work=WineHQ |publisher=CodeWeavers |access-date=May 18, 2013 |archive-date=May 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517163900/http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=4647&iTestingId=15855 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Cassini Web Server | |ASP.NET Development Server |The lightweight local Web server that is launched in Visual Studio in order to test Web projects |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/58wxa9w5.aspx |title=Web Servers in Visual Studio for ASP.NET Web Projects |work=[[MSDN]] |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |access-date=August 22, 2013 |archive-date=November 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171105012822/https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/58wxa9w5.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Hatteras |Visual Studio Team System's Source Control System |{{N/A}} |Named after the [[Cape Hatteras Light]]house in the [[Outer Banks]] region of [[North Carolina]] |<ref name="outerbanks">{{cite web |url=http://blogs.msdn.com/crathjen/archive/2004/11/16/258542.aspx |title=Hatteras, Currituck, Ocracoke |date=November 16, 2004 |access-date=2006-07-23 |first=Chris |last=Rathjen |work=Chris Rathjen blog |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |archive-date=2006-04-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060430133825/http://blogs.msdn.com/crathjen/archive/2004/11/16/258542.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Ocracoke |Visual Studio Team System load testing suite |{{N/A}} |Named after the [[Ocracoke Island Light]]house on [[Ocracoke Island]], also in North Carolina |<ref name="outerbanks" /> |- |Currituck |Team Foundation Work Item Tracking |{{N/A}} |Named after the [[Currituck Beach Lighthouse]] in [[Corolla, North Carolina]] |<ref name="outerbanks" /> |- |Bodie |Team Foundation Server SDK |{{N/A}} |Named after the [[Bodie Island Light]]house in [[North Carolina]] |<ref name="outerbanks" /> |- |Tuscany | |Online version of Visual Studio. |Currently a research project |<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://blogs.msdn.com/johnmont/archive/2006/01/11/511402.aspx |title=A View from Elsewhere : A "Live" Version of Visual Studio? |access-date=2006-01-19 |archive-date=2006-01-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060117092220/http://blogs.msdn.com/johnmont/archive/2006/01/11/511402.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |[[Phoenix (compiler framework)|Phoenix]] | |{{N/A}} |A Microsoft research software development kit |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/collaboration/focus/cs/phoenix.aspx |title=Phoenix Compiler and Shared Source Common Language Infrastructure |work=[[Microsoft Research]] |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |access-date=August 22, 2013 |archive-date=June 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609072721/http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/collaboration/focus/cs/phoenix.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Eaglestone | |Visual Studio Team Explorer Everywhere |This is the name given to the Teamprise suite Microsoft acquired. The product is now named Visual Studio Team Explorer Everywhere |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.msdn.com/b/bharry/archive/2010/03/04/microsoft-visual-studio-team-explorer-2010.aspx |title=Microsoft Visual Studio Team Explorer 2010 codename "Eaglestone" |publisher=Microsoft |work=Brian Harry's Blog |access-date=2011-01-02 |archive-date=2010-07-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100726115715/http://blogs.msdn.com/b/bharry/archive/2010/03/04/microsoft-visual-studio-team-explorer-2010.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Woodward |first=Martin |url=http://www.woodwardweb.com/teamprise/whats_in_a_name.html |title=What's in a Name? - Martin Woodward |work=The Woodward Web |publisher=[[WP:SPS|Self-published]] |date=2010-03-02 |access-date=2013-06-15 |archive-date=2021-05-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507231942/http://www.woodwardweb.com/teamprise/whats_in_a_name.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |KittyHawk | |[[Visual Studio#Visual Studio LightSwitch|Visual Studio LightSwitch]] |RAD tool aimed at non-programmers |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.drdobbs.com/windows/microsofts-kittyhawk-rad-tool-takes-flig/226500208 |title=Microsoft's 'KittyHawk' RAD Tool Takes Flight |last=Bridgwate |first=Adrian |work=Dr. Dobb's: The World of Software Development |publisher=[[UBM plc|UBM]] |date=August 3, 2010 |access-date=2010-08-25 |archive-date=2016-04-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409112133/http://www.drdobbs.com/windows/microsofts-kittyhawk-rad-tool-takes-flig/226500208 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Foley|first1=Mary Jo|title=Microsoft's LightSwitch: Building business apps for Web, PCs and cloud|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsofts-lightswitch-building-business-apps-for-web-pcs-and-cloud/|website=[[ZDNet]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|date=3 August 2010|access-date=15 October 2016|archive-date=5 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505124750/http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsofts-lightswitch-building-business-apps-for-web-pcs-and-cloud/|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |Rainier | |[[Visual Studio .NET|Visual Studio .NET (2002)]] |Named for [[Mount Rainier]], a volcanic mountain peak visible from the Seattle area (where Microsoft is based) |<ref name="code-magazine.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.code-magazine.com/Article.aspx?quickid=1006081 |title=Reflections on a Decade of Visual Studio |work=Code Magazine |publisher=EPS Software |access-date=2011-01-02 |archive-date=2013-09-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130909022234/http://code-magazine.com/Article.aspx?quickid=1006081 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Everett | |[[Visual Studio .NET 2003]] |Named after the town [[Everett, Washington]], in Washington state |<ref name="code-magazine.com"/><ref name="Fernandez D. (2003)">{{cite web |url=http://blogs.msdn.com/b/danielfe/archive/2003/09/18/51839.aspx |title=Product Names: Everett, Whidbey, Orcas |publisher=Microsoft |work=Dan Fernandez's Blog |last=Dan |first=Fernandez |date=September 18, 2003 |access-date=2011-01-02 |archive-date=2012-10-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023185058/http://blogs.msdn.com/b/danielfe/archive/2003/09/18/51839.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Microsoft Codenames">{{cite web |url=http://www.dnjonline.com/articles/backend/codenames.asp |title=Microsoft Codenames |publisher=Matt Publishing |access-date=2011-01-02 |archive-date=2010-04-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100413121644/http://www.dnjonline.com/articles/backend/codenames.asp |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Whidbey<ref name="Microsoft Codenames"/> | |[[Visual Studio 2005]] |Named after [[Whidbey Island]] in the Puget Sound<ref name="code-magazine.com" /><ref name="Fernandez D. (2003)" /> | |- |Orcas | |[[Visual Studio 2008]] |Named after [[Orcas Island]] in the Puget Sound |<ref name="code-magazine.com" /><ref name="Fernandez D. (2003)" /><ref name="Microsoft Codenames"/> |- |Camano |Microsoft Test and Lab Manager |Microsoft Test Manager, a part of [[Microsoft Visual Studio#Visual Studio 2010|Visual Studio 2010]] [[Microsoft Visual Studio#Test Professional|Test Professional]], Premium and Ultimate editions |Named after [[Camano Island]] in the Puget Sound |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://elegantcode.com/2007/12/11/introducing-microsoft-camano/ |title=Introducing Microsoft Camano |first=David |last=Starr |date=2007-12-11 |work=Elegant Code |publisher=[[WP:SPS|Self-published]] |access-date=2013-09-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408224248/http://elegantcode.com/2007/12/11/introducing-microsoft-camano/ |archive-date=2014-04-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.msdn.com/b/charles_sterling/archive/2008/11/05/visual-studio-team-system-2010-test-features-walk-through-with-screen-shots.aspx |title=Visual Studio Team System 2010 Test Features walk through with screen shots |first=Charles |last=Sterling |date=2008-11-05 |work=Ozzie Rules Blogging |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |access-date=2013-09-06 |archive-date=2014-04-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408215414/http://blogs.msdn.com/b/charles_sterling/archive/2008/11/05/visual-studio-team-system-2010-test-features-walk-through-with-screen-shots.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jasonz/archive/2009/05/12/announcing-microsoft-test-and-lab-manager.aspx |title=New Name for Test and Lab Tools |first=Jason |last=Zander |work=Jason Zander's blog |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |date=2009-05-12 |access-date=2013-09-06 |archive-date=2010-06-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100622063324/http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jasonz/archive/2009/05/12/announcing-microsoft-test-and-lab-manager.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Rosario | |[[Microsoft Visual Studio#Ultimate 2010|Visual Studio Ultimate 2010]] (formerly Team System or Team Suite) | |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/sep08/09-29vs10pr.mspx |title=Microsoft Unveils Next Version of Visual Studio and .NET Framework |publisher=Microsoft |work=News Center |access-date=2011-01-02 |archive-date=2009-08-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090815083038/http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/sep08/09-29VS10PR.mspx |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Cider | |{{N/A}} |Visual Studio designer for building [[Windows Presentation Foundation]] applications, meant to be used by application developers |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jaimer/archive/2009/10/23/what-is-new-in-wpf-and-cider-on-the-net-framework-4-and-vs2010-beta-2-release.aspx |title=What is new in WPF and Cider on the .NET Framework 4 and VS2010 beta 2 release |work=[[MSDN Blogs]] |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |date=23 October 2009 |access-date=August 22, 2013 |first=Jaime |last=Rodriguez |archive-date=5 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130805032242/http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jaimer/archive/2009/10/23/what-is-new-in-wpf-and-cider-on-the-net-framework-4-and-vs2010-beta-2-release.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Monaco | |Monaco Editor |In-browser IDE for Visual Studio. Monaco powers [[Visual Studio Code]]. |<ref>{{cite web|last1=Yegulalp|first1=Serdar|title=Microsoft reinvents Visual Studio as an Azure cloud service|url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/2609774/cloud-computing/microsoft-reinvents-visual-studio-as-an-azure-cloud-service.html|website=[[InfoWorld]]|publisher=[[IDG]]|access-date=23 August 2015|date=14 November 2013|archive-date=29 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210329144709/https://www.infoworld.com/article/2609774/microsoft-reinvents-visual-studio-as-an-azure-cloud-service.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Monaco Editor |url=https://microsoft.github.io/monaco-editor/index.html |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |website=[[GitHub]] |access-date=24 March 2017 |archive-date=12 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212193340/https://microsoft.github.io/monaco-editor/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |}
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