Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 Ultimate Nov8-2013 -

Visual Studio 2013 focused heavily on "flow"—keeping developers in the zone.

Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 Ultimate was a high-water mark for application lifecycle management (ALM) when it officially hit the market on . While the software was first made available for download in October, the official launch event in mid-November highlighted its role as a premier tool for building modern, cloud-connected applications. The Ultimate ALM Powerhouse

Enhanced support for managing large backlogs across multiple teams. Productivity at Your Fingertips Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 Ultimate Nov8-2013

Tools to help teams maintain architectural integrity and manage "technical debt".

A major highlight that allowed developers to stay in their code while seeing high-level data like recent changes, authors, and unit test status. The Ultimate ALM Powerhouse Enhanced support for managing

Integration with System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager allowed developers to import production performance events directly into Visual Studio for step-by-step debugging.

The new "Map Mode" turned the scrollbar into a miniature overview of your entire file, highlighting errors, breakpoints, and changes. Integration with System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager

This allowed you to view and edit code in a small inline window (Alt + F12) without losing your place in the main file.