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2121|**master** |[](https://ci2.dot.net/job/Microsoft_visualfsharp/job/master/job/release_ubuntu14.04/)|[](https://ci2.dot.net/job/Microsoft_visualfsharp/job/master/job/debug_windows_nt/)|[](https://ci2.dot.net/job/Microsoft_visualfsharp/job/master/job/release_ci_part1_windows_nt/)|[](https://ci2.dot.net/job/Microsoft_visualfsharp/job/master/job/release_ci_part2_windows_nt/)|[](https://ci2.dot.net/job/Microsoft_visualfsharp/job/master/job/release_ci_part3_windows_nt/)|
2222|**dev15.5** |[](https://ci2.dot.net/job/Microsoft_visualfsharp/job/dev15.5/job/release_ubuntu14.04/)|[](https://ci2.dot.net/job/Microsoft_visualfsharp/job/dev15.5/job/debug_windows_nt/)|[](https://ci2.dot.net/job/Microsoft_visualfsharp/job/dev15.5/job/release_ci_part1_windows_nt/)|[](https://ci2.dot.net/job/Microsoft_visualfsharp/job/dev15.5/job/release_ci_part2_windows_nt/)|[](https://ci2.dot.net/job/Microsoft_visualfsharp/job/dev15.5/job/release_ci_part3_windows_nt/)|
2323|**dev15.6** |[](https://ci2.dot.net/job/Microsoft_visualfsharp/job/dev15.6/job/release_ubuntu14.04/)|[](https://ci2.dot.net/job/Microsoft_visualfsharp/job/dev15.6/job/debug_windows_nt/)|[](https://ci2.dot.net/job/Microsoft_visualfsharp/job/dev15.6/job/release_ci_part1_windows_nt/)|[](https://ci2.dot.net/job/Microsoft_visualfsharp/job/dev15.6/job/release_ci_part2_windows_nt/)|[](https://ci2.dot.net/job/Microsoft_visualfsharp/job/dev15.6/job/release_ci_part3_windows_nt/)|
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24+ |**dev15.7** |[](https://ci2.dot.net/job/Microsoft_visualfsharp/job/dev15.7/job/release_ubuntu14.04/)|[](https://ci2.dot.net/job/Microsoft_visualfsharp/job/dev15.7/job/debug_windows_nt/)|[](https://ci2.dot.net/job/Microsoft_visualfsharp/job/dev15.7/job/release_ci_part1_windows_nt/)|[](https://ci2.dot.net/job/Microsoft_visualfsharp/job/dev15.7/job/release_ci_part2_windows_nt/)|[](https://ci2.dot.net/job/Microsoft_visualfsharp/job/dev15.7/job/release_ci_part3_windows_nt/)|
2525
2626##Help improve the Quality of the Tools by Using the Nightly Releases of Visual F# Tools
2727To setup Visual Studio to use the latest nightly releases of the Visual F# Tools:
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3737To contribute to the F# ecosystem more generally see the F# Software Foundation's[ Community Projects] ( http://fsharp.org/community/projects/ ) pages.
3838
39+ ##Branches
40+
41+ These are the branches in use:
42+
43+ * ` master ` = Latest branch for OSS developers and nightly users.
44+ - Most contributions go here.
45+ - Able to be built, installed and used in the latest public Visual Studio release.
46+ - May contain updated F# features and logic.
47+ - Used to build nightly VSIX (see above).
48+ - Gets integrated intohttps://github.com/fsharp/fsharp to form the basis of Mono releases
49+ - Gets integrated intohttps://github.com/fsharp/FSharp.Compiler.Service to form the basis of FSharp.Compiler.Service releases
50+
51+ * ` dev15.x `
52+ - Latest release branch for the particular point release of Visual Studio.
53+ - Incorporates features and fixes from master up to a particular branch point, then selective cherry-picks.
54+ - May contain new features that depend on new things or fixes in th corresponding Visual Studio release.
55+ - Gets ingegrated back into master once the corresponding Visual Studio release is made.
56+ - Used to build Visual F# Tool updates
57+
3958
4059###Technical Documentation
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