Visual Studio Documentation

Learn how to use Visual Studio to develop applications, services, and tools in the language of your choice, for your platforms and devices.

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Overview

Welcome to the Visual Studio IDE

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What's new in Visual Studio 2019

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Languages

C++

C#

F#

Visual Basic

Python

JavaScript

TypeScript

R

Tasks

Develop

Write and manage your code using the code editor.

Build

Compile and build your source code.

Debug

Investigate and fix bugs in your code.

Test

Run tests on your projects.

Deploy

Share your apps using Web Deploy, InstallShield, and Continuous Integration, and more.

Version Control

Share code using version control technologies such as Git and TFVC.

DevOps

Continuously build and release your apps in the cloud, and implement Agile practices with Azure DevOps Services.

Measure performance

Identify bottlenecks and optimize code performance by using diagnostic tools.

Extend

Add your own functionality to the Visual Studio IDE to improve your development experience.

Data

Create data apps that connect to any database or service, and anywhere—local or cloud.

Collaborate

Share, edit, and debug code in a collaborative, real-time environment.

Develop with containers

Use containers to isolate modular components and improve scalability.

Workloads

Web and Cloud

Web development
Azure development and management
Python
Node.js
Data storage and processing
Data science
Office/Sharepoint development

Windows

.NET Desktop development
Universal Windows platform development
Windows development with C++

Mobile and gaming

Mobile development with .NET (Xamarin)
Game development with Unity
Mobile development with JavaScript (Visual Studio 2017 and 2015 only)
Mobile development with C++
Game development with C++

Other toolsets

Visual Studio extension development
Linux development with C++
.NET Core cross-platform development

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