Screenshot of Visual Studio Express 2012 for Desktop running on Windows 7, developing a Windows app called Wikipedia Recon Drone | |
Developer(s) | Microsoft |
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Final release | 2015 for (Web, Desktop, Windows and Team Foundation Server) (July 20, 2015; 3 years ago)[±][1][2] |
Operating system | Windows |
Type | Integrated development environment |
License | Freeware, Registerware |
Website | visualstudio.com/products/visual-studio-express-vs |
Edition | Description | Desktop OS | Server OS |
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Visual Studio Express 2012 for Web[26][27] | Allows development of web applications. Includes integrated features for deploying to Microsoft's Windows Azurecloud computing platform. |
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Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows 8[28][29] | Allows development of Metro-style applications for Windows Store in C#, VB.NET, C++ and JavaScript. Note: This edition runs only on Windows 8. | Windows 8 | N/A |
Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows Desktop[30][31] | Allows development of conventional Windows desktop applications in C#, VB.NET and C++, targeting Windows client technologies such as Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Windows Forms, and the Win32 API. Unlike previous Express editions, it has built-in support for compiling 64-bit applications through IDE. Update 1 adds support for Windows XP in C++ applications. |
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Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Express 2012[32] | Provides source control, work-item tracking, application lifecycle management and build automation for teams of up to five developers. |
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Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows Phone[33] | Consists of the Windows Phone 8 SDK that enables developing applications for Windows Phone 7.5 and Windows Phone 8 and testing them on an emulator. Supports C++, .NET Framework and DirectX. As part of its .NET Framework support, it can integrate with Microsoft Expression Blend. | Windows 8 (x64 only) | N/A |