tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985159635193633235.post1501443680822550875..comments2024-03-25T00:30:02.127-07:00Comments on ISWIX: InstallSite: Microsoft will retire Visual Studio InstallerChristopher Painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12167478740431444267noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985159635193633235.post-4843640117823277952010-09-24T09:27:37.585-07:002010-09-24T09:27:37.585-07:00Visual Studio Setup and Deployment is the worst de...Visual Studio Setup and Deployment is the worst deployment tool I've ever used. I'm happy to see it go away and I agree that InstallUtil/Installer class based custom actions should follow.<br><br>I just worry that this could be a sign of Microsoft further distancing itself from deployment. IS LE 2010 is far better than VDPROJ but it feels like a business deal to upsell customers for InstallShield more than one made for technical reasons.<br><br>There are a lot of devs that "get" deployment at Microsoft. It's MS devs that have given us the WiX toolset and DTF custom actions, etc. I just wish Microsoft would embrace what they have and put some organization and support around it - whether WiX ships with the VS IDE or not a lot could be done from a platform/toolset perspective to promote a good deployment story but the management/leadership at Microsoft can never seem to make it happen. I suspect it's probably like many organizations in the industry where deployment simply isn't viewed as an important/critical piece and so it's not made to be a priority that warrants significant investment.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04735679916419035691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985159635193633235.post-23145226902283696842010-09-24T11:46:30.876-07:002010-09-24T11:46:30.876-07:00I've long blogged that Microsoft should fund W...I've long blogged that Microsoft should fund WiX. Heck, if they ever got really serious about deployment I just might try to convince my wife that we should pack up and move to Redmond.<br><br>Alas, their leadership in this area has been spotty at best for a very long time. Sure, some teams have brough us MSI and WiX but other teams are busy bringing us ClickOnce, MS Deploy, Web Deploy, VDPROJ, InstalLUtil et al rather then improving on the core foundation they already had.<br><br>I wish they would just pick a strategy and get all of their developers on board with it.Christopher Painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12167478740431444267noreply@blogger.com