To better understand what visual studio is, we go back to understand what was used or came before it.
FrontPage And Visual Interdev
In case you wanted to publish a website using a Microsoft software, what you had were two options, a few years back. These included; Using the Frontpage (the Microsoft Equivalent to Dream Weaver) or Visual InterDev. Technology used at the time was Active Server Pages, which allowed you do your publishing as HTML.
Visual Basic 6.0
Should you have wanted to develop a forms application, which you can run on a client computer, with the absence of a website, what you therefore go for is the Visual Basic 6.0.
Reports In SQL Server
In case you want your reports based on the SQL Data Server, you can use the crystal report or third party products, which include Active Reports from Data Dynamics.
The.Net Platform
This version was released on 13 February, 2002. In the 1.0 version which is currently at the version 4.0. The.NET Platform provides classes for developers to use. Should you want to have your textbox background color in pink, this is what you type;
me.txtBox.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Pink
Here, Pink belongs in the System.Drawing.Color namespace.
Visual Studio
Almost the same time The, NET Platform was released; Microsoft again released the Microsoft Visio Professional 2016. This application’s advantage is that you can do two or more things at the same time. You can use Visual Studio to create;
Websites- the ASP.NET, the NET successor allow activating server pages.
Windows Form Applications, which use either Visual Basic or Visual C#
Repot Server Projects, which allow you publish your reports on SQL server data.
While most people prefer to use Visual Audio for just one purpose, the author can go ahead to use all three purposes.
Visual Studio Versions
The Visual Studio version that is latest was developed in 2010. However, you can still use visual 2005 or visual 2008. No much functionality will be lost in using these two. From the Microsoft Website, you can also download the Visual Studio Express, which works perfectly for developers and is absolutely free of charge.
Reasons to Choose VS 2017
There are many features to look forward to on the Microsoft Visio Professional 2016. However, there is not much that the average person will benefit from in the upgrade. One function you cannot miss is zooming in and out by holding the CTRL key and rotating the mouse wheel. One reason not to consider the upgrade however is; Visual Studio highlighting instances through your code, which can be a little irritating.
Conclusion
If you are using Visual Studio for the very first time, then it is understandable if you go for the latest version. However, if you are already using an old version, there is not so much that you are missing. Programmers of Visual Studio should be able to perform upgrades in AJAX, if they are looking forward to increasing their typing speed.
