Internet-connected devices in every home and Windows on every device? We're getting there, and you can develop for most of these IoT devices in Visual Studio. Computers rule everything around me. It ...

The text editor is the most critical tool in a programmer's arsenal, acting as the daily workbench, primary interface, and ...

The process of taking an idea and turning it into usable software can be long and tedious. Want to streamline it all and get your projects to market faster? Then you need Microsoft Visual Studio ...

Microsoft code editor Visual Studio Code (VS Code) is just five years old but the developer tool has gained impressive adoption with the world's developer population. VS Code today has 14 million ...

NEW YORK—Decades after introducing IntelliSense, the code completion and information features that transform Visual Studio into something more than just a text editor, Microsoft is introducing ...

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. For decades, when I got to work in ...

Ask any software developer about their thoughts on pair programming and you're likely to get a wide range of answers. The idea is having two people share a keyboard and computer while they code. This ...

Visual Basic 6 (VB6), introduced in 1998, was a major step forward in programming, particularly for Windows applications.

Microsoft has revealed it will support Visual Basic on .NET 5 but also that it has no plans to evolve the language. As Microsoft's .NET team notes, Visual Basic on .NET Core only supported Class ...

Oracle is joining Microsoft's Visual Studio Industry Partner (VSIP) program at the premier level, according to the two companies. The VSIP program enables ISV partners to ensure interoperability ...