Aiming to reach a larger audience of software developers, Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday announced slimmed-down “Express” editions of its Visual Studio developer tool for specific programming languages.

Microsoft began offering this week Beta 2 releases of its free Visual Studio 2010 Express products, which are intended to enable students, hobbyists, and novices to build Windows and Web applications.

Microsoft will ship a version of its Visual Studio Express 2012 for building Windows desktop applications, reversing an earlier decision to limit the Express version of the toolkit to building ...

Can I install Visual C++ Express AND Visual C# Express?<br><br>...or will it conflict with each other?<br><br>Also, is there a better way to get both of these compilers/IDEs without installing these ...

I have searched for my answer but I can't find answers that are specific enough. I was hoping someone here with experience would know.<BR><BR>I am planning on programming little basic exercises for ...

Those who develop on Windows will be familiar with Microsoft Visual Studio Express edition products. For the rest, the Express editions are free versions of Microsoft’s popular Visual Studio ...

Visual Studio 2005 Express joins SQL Server Express in Microsoft's portfolio of entry-level freebies. Intended for hobbyists and students, the Express editions have limited functionally and ...