Microsoft will launch Visual Studio 2017 on March 7

Microsoft today announced plans to launch Visual Studio 2017 on March 7, 2017. Visual Studio 2017 went into public preview in March 2016 and hit Release Candidate status in November 2016. Formerly referred to as Visual Studio “15” (or Visual Studio Next), the release was slated for general availability in early 2017, meaning Microsoft is going to be right on schedule.
On March 7, Microsoft will not just launch Visual Studio 2017, but will kick off a livestreamed two-day launch event