Users should be aware that Microsoft has scheduled the final retirement for Visual Studio 2015 on . After this date, it will no longer receive security updates or technical support.
Update 2 introduced several "under-the-hood" enhancements designed to reduce friction in large-scale development: visual-studio-2015-update-2-professional
Update 2 continued Microsoft's push into mobile and cloud-first development: Users should be aware that Microsoft has scheduled
: Experimental support for C++ Modules was refined to make more code "just work" compared to Update 1. It also included performance and correctness fixes for the C++17-aimed Standard Template Library (STL). Cross-Platform and Mobile Development It also included performance and correctness fixes for
: Enhancements were made to reduce UI delays specifically when loading complex C++ projects.
Visual Studio 2015 Update 2 Professional was a pivotal release that matured the "VS2015" ecosystem, focusing heavily on performance, cross-platform mobile development, and modernizing language support for C++ and TypeScript. While it has been superseded by newer versions like Visual Studio 2022 , it remains a notable legacy environment for specific enterprise maintenance. Key Performance and Core Improvements