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Note: Visual Studio Express 2017 is only available for Windows Desktop developers, as UWP or Web editions will not be released, and it is the final version of the Visual Studio Express product line. Visual Studio 2019 version 16.10 Experience new C20 features, improved Git support and integrated CI/CD with GitHub Actions, enhanced.NET productivity features including new IntelliSense completions, improved Docker container and Azure tooling, and many other improvements. In Visual Studio Express for Web, we will be able to find basic tools as the editors for marking and code or the time and design tools. It is a solution compatible with many different programming languages, that it perfect to create apps and web services of the most attractive and of high quality, both for local implementation as well as for.

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VersionStatusVisual Studio 2017 SDK Visual Studio 2019 SDK Runtime Release notes
.NET 6.0 Preview N/A x64 SDK | x86 SDK
(v6.0.100-preview.4)
x64 Runtime | x86 Runtime
(v6.0.0-preview.4)
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.NET 5.0 Current N/A x64 SDK | x86 SDK
(v5.0.300)
x64 Runtime | x86 Runtime
(v5.0.6)
Release notes
.NET Core 3.1 LTS N/A x64 SDK | x86 SDK
(v3.1.409)
x64 Runtime | x86 Runtime
(v3.1.15)
Release notes
.NET Core 3.0 End of life N/A x64 SDK | x86 SDK
(v3.0.103)
x64 Runtime | x86 Runtime
(v3.0.3)
Release notes
.NET Core 2.2 End of life x64 SDK | x86 SDK
(v2.2.110)
x64 SDK | x86 SDK
(v2.2.207)
x64 Runtime | x86 Runtime
(v2.2.8)
Release notes
.NET Core 2.1 LTS x64 SDK | x86 SDK
(v2.1.524)
x64 SDK | x86 SDK
(v2.1.816)
x64 Runtime | x86 Runtime
(v2.1.28)
Release notes
.NET Core 2.0 End of life x64 SDK | x86 SDK
(v2.1.202)
x64 SDK | x86 SDK
(v2.1.202)
x64 Runtime | x86 Runtime
(v2.0.9)
Release notes
.NET Core 1.1 End of life x64 SDK | x86 SDK
(v1.1.14)
x64 SDK | x86 SDK
(v1.1.14)
x64 Runtime | x86 Runtime
(v1.1.13)
Release notes
.NET Core 1.0 End of life x64 SDK | x86 SDK
(v1.1.14)
x64 SDK | x86 SDK
(v1.1.14)
x64 Runtime | x86 Runtime
(v1.0.16)
Release notes

Visual Studio Express Is No More. What Is Visual Studio Community? If you’ve looked for Microsoft’s Visual Studio Express IDE lately, you’ll have noticed that it’s no longer available. Which may have made you nervous. Express was the free version of Visual Studio, so now that it’s gone, will you have to fork over your cash to Microsoft?

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.NET Framework 4.7.2 Developer PackRuntimeRelease notes
.NET Framework 4.7.1 Developer PackRuntimeRelease notes
.NET Framework 4.7 Developer PackRuntimeRelease notes
.NET Framework 4.6.2 Developer PackRuntimeRelease notes
.NET Framework 4.6.1 Developer PackRuntimeRelease notes
.NET Framework 4.6 Developer PackRuntimeRelease notes
.NET Framework 4.5.2 Developer PackRuntimeRelease notes
.NET Framework 4.5.1 Developer PackRuntimeRelease notes
.NET Framework 4.5 RuntimeRelease notes
.NET Framework 4.0 RuntimeRelease notes
.NET Framework 3.5 SP1RuntimeRelease notes

Services

ServiceToolsDocumentation
Microsoft AzureAzure SDK for .NET
Included in Visual Studio 2017
Developer Documentation
Office 365, Office & SharePointIncluded in Visual Studio 2017Developer Documentation
OneDriveLive SDKDeveloper Documentation
BingDeveloper Documentation

Devices

PlatformToolsDocumentation
XamarinXamarin Tools for iOS and Android
Included in Visual Studio 2017
Developer Documentation

Game Development

PlatformToolsDocumentation
UnityVisual Studio 2015 Tools for Unity
Included in Visual Studio 2017
Developer Documentation
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A complete development environment for all programmers, allowing them to build desktop programs, hardware drivers and Metro apps

What's new in Microsoft Visual Studio Express 2017 (15.9.7):

  • These are the customer-reported issues addressed in 15.9.7:
  • Crashes when expanding variables!.
  • /DEBUG:FASTLINK + C7 + PCH crashes debugger.
  • Native C++ application crashes because of stack corruption with VS 2017 15.9.2.
Read the full changelog

Microsoft Visual Studio Express 2013

Note:Visual Studio Express 2017 is only available for Windows Desktop developers, as UWP or Web editions will not be released, and it is the final version of the Visual Studio Express product line. If you are looking for an updated alternative that is still in development, you may wish to tryVisual Studio Community.

Visual Studio Express Edition is one of the most popular platforms designed for passionate programmers. It can be used to develop desktop apps, Metro style programs and hardware drivers.

The GUI looks very familiar for users with plenty of experience in the programming department, but rookies are likely to experience headaches when opening this application.

Fortunately, there is a very helpful online community that's ready to come to your aid with tips and tricks, but you still must have some basic skills in a programming language.

Visual Studio Express Edition comes with features like multi-monitor support (so you can drag and drop documents from one monitor to another), zoom (in editors or diagrams), navigation (through files, code, variables and methods; more efficient than the common search function), as well as Intellisense (Visual Studio's intuitive feature that simplifies your coding experience).

Visual Studio Express 2019

In addition, you can find C++ and MFC features, multi-targeting support, F# integration, as well as easily create Windows Presentation Framework (WPF) applications without having to code in XAML.

So, you can create individual web applications (that can be deployed by using the One Click Publish feature), and design amazing Silverlight applications for a website.

While Visual Studio Express Edition is running, CPU and memory resources are heavily used, so don't expect your computer to work in normal parameters. It's a complex program, after all.

The bottom line is that if you are a serious user who proudly calls himself a programmer, then Visual Studio Express Edition should be at your fingertips. It's a must-have tool.

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VisualSYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Visual Studio Express Vs Professional

  • 1.6 GHz or faster processor
  • 1 GB of RAM (1.5 GB if running on a virtual machine)
  • 10 GB of available hard disk space
  • 5400 RPM hard drive
  • On Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2, KB2883200 (available through Windows Update) is required
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