ASP.NET and Web Tools 2012 Update Release

The ASP.NET and Web Tools 2012 were already updated by Microsoft on its recent released. They add features to ASP.NET and Visual Studio which is included as part of Visual Studio 2012 Update 2. The updated version is already available for download. The update adds syntax highlighting within the HTML editor, therefore you get syntax highlighting for client side template language including CoffeeScript, Mustache, JsRender and Handlebars. Aside from the syntax highlights, the HMTL editor also adds Intellisense for Knockout.js bindings. In editing LESS files, you will also get syntax highlighting, Intellisense, and validation. Other editor improvements includes the following: ** The ability to paste JSON as a .NET class and have Visual Studio automatically generate .NET classes inferred from the JSON. ** The mobile emulator has improved with the addition of extensibility hooks so that third-party emulators and unusual browsers be installed as VSIX. ** Templates have been updated. All the ASP.NET templates have updated versions of jQuery, jQuery UI, jQuery Validation, Modernizr and Knockout. ** Improvements also start with OData support in the ASP.NET Web API. ** Signal IR is now included out of the box and fully supported. ** Web Forms have been improved with support for Friendly URL. ** Updated Single Page Applications template. ** MVC Facebook Application Template. For more information regarding the recent updates on ASP.NET and Web Tools 2012, visit their Scott Guthrie Blog.