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Visual Studio

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Visual Studio Overview

Visual Studio is a comprehensive integrated development environment (IDE) that enables writing, editing, debugging, and building code across multiple languages and platforms. The tool provides a unified workspace for developing desktop applications, web apps, mobile applications, cloud services, games, and extensions. Core functionality includes a code editor with IntelliSense for code completion, an integrated debugger for source and machine-level debugging, code profiling, and visual designers for GUI and database development. Recent updates emphasize AI-assisted development through Copilot integration, offering context-aware code suggestions, AI chat assistance, and automated debugging and testing capabilities. The product supports .NET, C#, C++, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, and other languages with cross-platform deployment options.

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Key Aspects:

  • Code editor with IntelliSense for syntax highlighting and code completion
  • Integrated debugger supporting source-level and machine-level debugging
  • Code profiler and performance diagnostic tools
  • Class designer for UML modeling and code generation
  • Data designer for graphical database schema editing
  • GUI designer for Windows Forms and WPF applications
  • Web designer for modern web app development
  • Git and GitHub integration for version control and collaboration
  • AI-assisted development with Copilot for code suggestions and natural language prompts
  • Solution Explorer for organizing and managing code files and projects
  • Real-time error detection with squiggles and quick action suggestions
  • Reference highlighting for symbol tracking across code
  • Multithreaded build engine (MSBuild) for parallel compilation
  • Customizable tool windows and multi-monitor support
  • Extension support for adding functionality and domain-specific tools

Pros & Cons

Pros:

Great Git and Azure integration built‑in

Handles huge enterprise solutions reliably

Rich extensions marketplace for any tech stack

Strong IntelliSense and refactoring support

Cons:

Overkill and cluttered for small projects

Steep learning curve for beginners

Software Trial

0 Days

Free Version

No

Licensing Type

Proprietary

Visual Studio Starting Price

Free

Vendor Pricing Page

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Visual Studio Software Features

Code Completion Multi-Language Refactoring Syntax Highlighting UI Monitoring Access Controls Code Refactoring Collaboration Tools Compatibility Testing Debugging Deployment Management Mobile App Development No-Code Development Reporting & Analysis Software Development Source Control Web App Development

Visual Studio Specification

Starting Price

Free

Price Type

Flat Rate

Currency

USD ($)

Subscription

Annually

Deployment Type

  • Cloud Hosted

Supported Platforms

  • Web-Based
  • Windows
  • Mac
  • Linux

Technical Support

  • Email

Training Resources

  • Documentation
  • Blogs
  • Help Guides

Software Demo & Screenshots

Visual Studio Pricing

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