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Why is there no 64bit version of Visual Studio 2010?

I only see x86 version in msdn downloads.

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Srikar Doddi Avatar asked Apr 13 '10 03:04

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Rico Mariani basically says:

  1. The size of the pointers expands so all things being equal, the performance of a 64-bit Visual Studio would be less.
  2. All the current add-ins would break.
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Strelok Avatar answered Oct 10 '22 00:10

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