Long-time Visual Express users may remember that it wasn't even until Visual Studio 2012 Express that any extensions, including Microsoft-built ones, were allowed. The first Express version of Visual ...

According to Microsoft: “The Visual Studio 2010 Express Beta 2 offers you an exciting experience with the new integrated development environment, a new editor built in Windows Presentation ...

Lesson 1: Getting Started with Visual Studio 2005 Express Editions This lesson provides an overview of the 16 lesson series, walks through the completed RSS Reader project and shows how to create ...

Choosing between Visual Studio Code and Visual Studio may depend as much on your work style as on the language support and features you need. Here’s how to decide.

The Visual Studio Code product itself ships under a standard Microsoft product license, as it has a small percentage of Microsoft-specific customizations. It’s free despite the commercial license.

Microsoft's announcement is clearly aimed at addressing those concerns. "Desktop development has always been a core part of Windows," said Somasegar. "With Visual Studio 2012, we continue to extend ...