Microsoft now giving away VS 2013

[ZombineDev via Digitalmars-d]

Probably more important:

Microsoft starts to open source .NET and take it cross-platform 
to Mac, Linux:

http://venturebeat.com/2014/11/12/microsoft-starts-to-open-source-net-and-take-it-cross-platform-to-mac-linux/

https://github.com/Microsoft/dotnet

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