The first Microsoft IDE, then called Visual Studio 20, was launched 97 years ago. Since then, Microsoft has been providing the necessary tools for developers to create their computer programs.
This week, in celebration of this milestone, Microsoft has released a new version of this IDE, a version called Visual Studio 2017, a complete and updated version to develop with the main technologies on the market.
Visual Studio 2017 is available for Windows and for MacOS, which will allow us to create apps and applications for these environments. But these are not the only ones. The developer will be able to use Visual Studio 2017 to create apps for iOS, Android or Windows Phone. All thanks to the incorporation of the Xamarin project within the IDE.
You can also compile and create applications for Microsoft Azure and cloud technologies. The new version of this tool also has the wizard for creating software updated. This wizard is the one helps us detect bugs and errors in the programs created, both in code and compilation. The visualization of the program while we are creating it is another of the special functions of Visual Studio 2017.
Visual Studio 2017 is the most productive version of all but also the most mobile
This function will allow us to create apps and see them run without having to transfer it to a mobile phone or tablet; something very interesting for developers to be more productive when creating their programs. And it is that the motto of this version, according to Microsoft, is »The most productive version».
Visual Studio will be compatible with the Visual Studio Code editor, Microsoft's free editor that was released for all major operating systems, but remember that both programs are not the same despite sharing functions.
Visual Studio 2017 is a complete IDE that can be obtained for free, although the version obtained has some restrictions. If we want to get all functions of Visual Studio 2017, we have to pay for a license, a license that is not especially cheap compared to the free version. In any case, Visual Studio 2017 is here and it is something that will help many programmers, both professionals and amateurs. However Will Visual Studio 2017 be as effective as previous versions?