what is visual studio

Visual Studio is an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) of Microsoft Corporation. It was released in the year of . It is used to create and develop console based and graphical user interface (GUI) applications along with Windows Forms applications, web sites, web applications, web services, and also mobile based applications for .NET framework. It is used for all platforms supported by Microsoft Windows, Windows Mobile, Windows CE, .NET Framework, .NET Compact Framework and Microsoft Silverlight. It includes a code editor supporting IntelliSense as well as code refactoring. Visual Studio supports different programming languages such as visual basic (VB) or visual basic dot net (VB.NET), visual C #(C sharp), visual C++, ASP .NET. It also supports XML/XSLT, HTML/XHTML, JavaScript and CSS. Visual Studio's role is to improve the process of development and make the work of achieving breakthroughs easier and more satisfying. Visual Studio can improve the process of development in such ways which are productive, integrated, comprehensive and reliable. It supports running multiple instances of the environment. It includes a debugger that works both as a source-level debugger and as a machine-level debugger. It works with both managed code as well as native code and can be used for debugging applications written in any language supported by Visual Studio.

Benefits of using visual studio

Visual studio is used primarily by Software Developers to build

Software products, websites and Utilities. It is a developer tool; it is

perfectly safe to run on your systems. However you will need to include it

in your software licensing audit.

By using visual studio we can

♦ Build Higher-Quality Applications.

♦ Avoid Memorizing Syntax.

♦ Write Less Code.

♦ Handle Data More Productively.

♦ Program in Multiple Languages.

♦ Helps in minimizing the development time.

♦ Simplifies the process of testing application.

♦ Enhancements in data retrieval and data binding.

♦ Supports multiple versions of .NET Framework.

♦ Integrates with .NET Framework 3.5

♦ Inspects code to find sections of code that need to be refactored.

♦ Provides supports for Web, mobile, client, Vista and office applications development.

♦ Collaborate with UI Designers.

♦ Build Specialized Software.

♦ Collaborate with Web Designers.

♦ Easily Deploy and Update Applications.

♦ Manage and Synchronize Data.

Features of visual studio

Visual studio is an IDE designed for writing, compiling and debugging the code in much easier way. It contains a complete set of development tools for building ASP.NET web applications, web services, desktop applications and mobile applications. Visual Studio does not include any source control support built-in but it defines two alternative ways for source control systems to integrate with the IDE. A Source Control Visual studio package (VSPackage) can provide its own customized user interface. In contrast, a source control plug-in using the MSSCCI (Microsoft Source Code Control Interface) provides a set of functions that are used to implement various source control functionality, with a standard Visual Studio user interface.

New features in visual studio are as follows:

i. Support for multi-targeting

ii. Support for multithreading applications

iii. Supports structured exception handling, using an enhanced version of the Try…….Catch……..Finally syntax supported by other languages (Such as C++).

iv. Support for Language Integrated Query (LINQ).

v. Improved deployment.

vi. Support for client application services.

vii. Web designer and CSS support.

viii. Reporting application support.

ix. HTML split view designer.

x. Support for JavaScript Intelligence.

xi. Office designer support.

xii. ASP.NET, AJAX and JavaScript Support.

what is visual studio