[Python-Dev] VS 11 Express is Metro only.

[Brian Curtin]

On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 5:21 PM, Terry Reedy <tjreedy at udel.edu> wrote:
> The free Visual Studio 11 Express for Windows 8 (still in beta) will produce
> both 32 and 64 bit binaries and allow multiple languages but will only
> produce Metro apps. For desktop apps, either the paid Visual Studio versions
> or the free 2010 Express releases are required.
> https://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/11/en-us/products/express
> bottom of page.
>
> Will this inhibit someday moving to Visual Studio 11 Professional or would
> VS2010 Express or VC++2010 Express still work for hacking on Python or
> making extensions that would work with any VS11-produced binary?

I don't know. Maybe?

Windows 8 and VS11 are still not released so who knows what will happen.