Visual Studio
Not to be confused with Visual Studio Code.
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| Type | IDE |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Microsoft |
| Initial release version | Visual Studio 97 |
| Initial release date | 19 March 1997 |
| Latest release version | Visual Studio 2022 version 17.11.1 |
| Latest release date | 20 August 2024 |
| License | Freemium |
| Website | https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/ |
Visual Studio is an integrated development environment (IDE), created and developed by Microsoft. It is used to develop Win32, WinForms, WPF, UWP and Silverlight apps. It was launched to bundle existing programming environments from Microsoft, such as Visual C++, C#, J++, Basic and FoxPro.
Versions[edit | edit source]
| Name | Version | Minimum Windows support | Codename | Release date | Latest Update Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visual Studio 97 | 5.0 | 95 | Boston | 1997-03-19 | 1997-12-04 |
| Visual Studio 6.0 | 6.0 | 95 | Aspen | 1998-09-02 | 1999-03-29 |
| Visual Studio .NET | 7.0 | NT 4.0 | Rainier | 2002-02-13 | 2005-03-08 |
| Visual Studio .NET 2003 | 7.1 | NT 4.0 SP6a | Everett | 2003-04-24 | 2006-08-15 |
| Visual Studio 2005 | 8.0 | 2000 SP3 | Whidbey | 2005-11-07 | 2006-12-15 |
| Visual Studio 2008 | 9.0 | XP SP2 | Orcas | 2007-11-19 | 2008-08-11 |
| Visual Studio 2010 | 10.0 | XP SP3 | Dev10 | 2010-04-12 | 2011-03-10 |
| Visual Studio 2012 | 11 | 7 | Dev11 | 2012-09-12 | 2015-08-24 |
| Visual Studio 2013 | 12 | 7 SP1 | Dev12 | 2013-10-17 | 2015-07-20 |
| Visual Studio 2015 | 14[a] | 7 SP1 | Dev14 | 2015-07-20 | 2016-06-27 |
| Visual Studio 2017 | 15 | 7 SP1 | Dev15 | 2017-03-07 | 2024-02-13 |
| Visual Studio 2019 | 16 | 7 SP1 | Dev16 | 2019-04-02 | 2024-08-13 |
| Visual Studio 2022 | 17 | 10 (7 SP1 in 17.6 or earlier) | Dev17 | 2021-11-08 | 2024-08-20 |
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Version 13 was skipped due to triskaidekaphobia concerns.