Visual Studio product and C++ compiler Versions: Visual C++ 2008 => Visual C++ 9 Visual C++ 2010 => Visual C++ 10 Visual C++ 2012 => Visual C++ 11 Visual C++ 2013 => Visual C++ 12
Visual C++ 2015 => Visual C++ 14
Note that solution file icons reflect the compiler version ([9], [10], [11], [12], [14]), not the product version.
The vs2015/vs2013/vs2012/vs2010 solution and project files differ only in versioning.
More info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_C%2B%2B
