Using Visual Studio 2010 with Sharepoint 2013

Question

Do I need to upgrade Visual Studio 2010 to Visual Studio 2012 in order to develop on SharePoint 2013?

Is the new SharePoint 2013 designer plug-in compatible with Visual Studio 2010?

Are any features locked out of SharePoint 2013 if I stick to using Visual Studio 2010? Does work with SharePoint 2013, do I lose any functionality?

Answer 1

Most of your SP2013-specific development will be Apps, so you'll be better off installing VS 2012. Also, the project templates for lists etc is hugely improved in VS 2012.