[Python-Dev] Who's using VS/Windows to work on Python?

[Tim Golden]

On 13/11/2014 19:47, Steve Dower wrote:
> Just wondering who is regularly/occasionally using VS 2010 to work on
> Python?

I use VS 2010 (and VS 2008 if I'm building 2.7). Frankly my time has 
been so scarce this last year, I don't manage to use them from one month 
to the next. But I do use them.

> I want to get a feel for who will be disrupted when I merge in the
> changes to build with VS 2015, which will help influence when that merge
> occurs. VS 2015 Preview was just released yesterday, and while it’s not
> perfect yet, it’s isolated enough from VS 2010 that there won’t be any
> issues installing them both (I can’t say the same for VS 2013…). If
> people are okay with this, then we can consider merging the changes
> sooner. Once VS 2015 RC is released, I’ll be looking to merge asap., but
> I don’t see a strong need to do it before then other than a longer bake
> time.

Are the changes for VS2015 likely to hamper a build against VS2010?

TJG