That would be the marketing team ("Visual Studio 2015") with the product
team (Visual Studio v14), or more recently Visual Studio 2017 (which is
version 15)The major version number increments each major release, the product name changes too but it isn't tied to the version number. Looking at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Visual_Studio#History, the only time they've ever coincided was version 6 and 10 :-) David On 6 February 2017 at 15:01, mike smith <meski...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Mon, Feb 6, 2017 at 2:45 PM, Greg Keogh <gfke...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Do watch out for having too many versions of SQL Server installed - it >>>> can end up making your PATH environment variable too big and then "bad >>>> things" start happening. >>>> >>> >> I just had a look at my default login path for the first time in a year >> or so and I'm shocked by finding the following items crammed into it. >> >> C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\120\DTS\Binn\ >> C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\130\Tools\Binn\ >> C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\110\DTS\Binn\ >> C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\ >> C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\Client >> SDK\ODBC\130\Tools\Binn\ >> C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\Tools\Binn\ >> C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\Tools\Binn\Manageme >> ntStudio\ >> >> Three versions no less! Even worse, under the x86 folder I find >> subfolders 80, 90, 100, 110, 120 and 130. Then nearby I noticed I also have >> Visual Studio folders numbered 8, 10.0, 11.0, 12.0 and 14.0. What a mess. >> >> > While I'm in a ranty mood, why is VS out of step, numerically, between its > splash year ( Visual Studio 2015 ) and its folder name C:\Program Files > (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0 ?? > > And the name of the next version ? > > > > >> The PATH is such on ancient concept I'm amazed it still exists in >> Windows. If you go Win+R and enter excel.exe for example, it will run even >> though it's not in the path. There are special registry entries for >> this magic lookup (I forget where I saw them) but I've never seen >> documentation on how to exploit it for your own use. >> >> *GK* >> > > > > -- > Meski > > http://courteous.ly/aAOZcv > > "Going to Starbucks for coffee is like going to prison for sex. Sure, > you'll get it, but it's going to be rough" - Adam Hills >
