Update 2 introduced several "under-the-hood" enhancements designed to reduce friction in large-scale development:
Language support saw substantial upgrades, particularly for C++ and TypeScript: visual-studio-2015-update-2-professional
Update 2 continued Microsoft's push into mobile and cloud-first development: which introduced string literal types
: Enhancements were made to reduce UI delays specifically when loading complex C++ projects. improved union type inference
: This update bundled TypeScript 1.8, which introduced string literal types, improved union type inference, and better tsconfig.json support.
Users should be aware that Microsoft has scheduled the final retirement for Visual Studio 2015 on . After this date, it will no longer receive security updates or technical support.
: A redesigned engine significantly accelerated "Go To Definition" and "Find All References".