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88-583: JScript is implemented as an Active Scripting engine. This means that it can be "plugged in" to OLE Automation applications that support Active Scripting, such as Internet Explorer , Active Server Pages , and Windows Script Host . It also means such applications can use multiple Active Scripting languages, e.g., JScript, VBScript or PerlScript . JScript was first supported in the Internet Explorer 3.0 browser released in August 1996. Its most recent version

176-636: A code editor supporting IntelliSense (the code completion component) as well as code refactoring . The integrated debugger works as both a source-level debugger and as a machine-level debugger. Other built-in tools include a code profiler , designer for building GUI applications, web designer , class designer, and database schema designer. It accepts plug-ins that expand the functionality at almost every level—including adding support for source control systems (like Subversion and Git ) and adding new toolsets like editors and visual designers for domain-specific languages or toolsets for other aspects of

264-540: A concurrent build system, among others. It ships with an enhanced set of UI widgets, both for Windows Forms and WPF . It also includes a multithreaded build engine ( MSBuild ) to compile multiple source files (and build the executable file) in a project across multiple threads simultaneously. It also includes support for compiling icon resources in PNG format, introduced in Windows Vista. An updated XML Schema designer

352-413: A debugger that works both as a source-level debugger and as a machine-level debugger. It works with both managed code as well as native code and can be used for debugging applications written in any language supported by Visual Studio. In addition, it can also attach to running processes, monitor, and debug those processes. If source code for the running process is available, it displays the code as it

440-574: A modeless list box over the code editor window, in proximity of the editing cursor . In Visual Studio 2008 onwards, it can be made temporarily semi-transparent to see the code obstructed by it. The code editor is used for all supported languages. The code editor in Visual Studio also supports setting bookmarks in code for quick navigation. Other navigational aids include collapsing code blocks and incremental search , in addition to normal text search and regex search. The code editor also includes

528-550: A "completely new", full-featured JavaScript editor with IntelliSense enhancements for HTML5 and ECMAScript 5 syntax, "VSDOC" annotations for multiple overloads, simplified DOM configuration, brace matching, collapsible outlining and "go to definition". JScript is also available on Windows CE (included in Windows Mobile, optional in Windows Embedded CE). The Windows CE version lacks Active Debugging. Managed JScript

616-440: A 32-bit application, Visual C++ 2005 supports compiling for x86-64 (AMD64 and Intel 64) as well as IA-64 ( Itanium ). The Platform SDK included 64-bit compilers and 64-bit versions of the libraries. Microsoft also announced Visual Studio Tools for Applications as the successor to Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) and VSA (Visual Studio for Applications). VSTA 1.0 was released to manufacturing along with Office 2007 . It

704-502: A certain position) and watches (which monitor the values of variables as the execution progresses). Breakpoints can be conditional, meaning they get triggered when the condition is met. Code can be stepped over , i.e., run one line (of source code) at a time. It can either step into functions to debug inside it, or step over it, i.e., the execution of the function body isn't available for manual inspection. The debugger supports Edit and Continue , i.e., it allows code to be edited as it

792-517: A commercial license; Enterprise organizations require a commercial license for use outside of the noted exceptions. Visual Studio Community is oriented towards individual developers and small teams. As of Visual Studio 2010, the Professional edition is the entry level commercial edition of Visual Studio. (Previously, a more feature restricted Standard edition was available.) It provides an IDE for all supported development languages. MSDN support

880-433: A format called Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL) or Common Intermediate Language (CIL). When a CIL application executes, it is compiled while being executed into the appropriate machine language for the platform it is being executed on, thereby making code portable across several platforms. Programs compiled into CIL can be executed only on platforms which have an implementation of Common Language Infrastructure . It

968-594: A limited subset of the BCL source is available, with more library support planned for later. On April 12, 2010, Microsoft released Visual Studio 2010, codenamed Dev10 , and .NET Framework 4 . It is available for Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2 and has support for Windows Server 2008 R2 , as well as for Windows 7 . It is the last version to support Windows XP SP3 , Windows Server 2003 SP2 , Windows Server 2003 R2 , Windows Vista SP2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2 , and

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1056-473: A local web server, separate from IIS , that can host ASP.NET applications during development and testing. It also supports all SQL Server 2005 databases. Database designers were upgraded to support the ADO.NET 2.0 , which is included with .NET Framework 2.0. C++ also got a similar upgrade with the addition of C++/CLI which is slated to replace the use of Managed C++ . Other new features of Visual Studio 2005 include

1144-641: A multi-item clipboard and a task list. The code editor supports code snippets, which are saved templates for repetitive code and can be inserted into code and customized for the project being worked on. A management tool for code snippets is built in as well. These tools are surfaced as floating windows which can be set to automatically hide when unused or docked to the side of the screen. The code editor in Visual Studio also supports code refactoring including parameter reordering, variable and method renaming, interface extraction, and encapsulation of class members inside properties, among others. Visual Studio includes

1232-403: A new HTML / CSS editor influenced by Microsoft Expression Web are included. J# is not included. Visual Studio 2008 requires .NET 3.5 Framework and by default configures compiled assemblies to run on .NET Framework 3.5, but it also supports multi-targeting which lets the developers choose which version of the .NET Framework (out of 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, Silverlight CoreCLR or .NET Compact Framework)

1320-548: A new first-class language. JScript .NET is not supported in the .NET Compact Framework . Note: JScript .NET versions are not related to classic JScript versions. JScript .NET is a separate product. Even though JScript .NET is not supported within the Visual Studio IDE, its versions are in sync with other .NET languages versions ( C# , VB.NET , VC++ ) that follow their corresponding Visual Studio versions. .NET Framework 3.0 and 3.5 are built on top of 2.0 and do not include

1408-722: A new programming language, that targets .NET. It also introduced the successor to Visual J++ called Visual J#. Visual J# programs use Java's language-syntax. However, unlike Visual J++ programs, Visual J# programs can only target the .NET Framework, not the Java Virtual Machine that all other Java tools target. Visual Basic changed drastically to fit the new framework, and the new version was called Visual Basic .NET. Microsoft also added extensions to C++, called Managed Extensions for C++ , so .NET programs could be created in C++. Visual Studio .NET can produce applications targeting Windows (using

1496-608: A set of functions that are used to implement various source control functionality, with a standard Visual Studio user interface. MSSCCI was first used to integrate Visual SourceSafe with Visual Studio 6.0 but was later opened up via the Visual Studio SDK. Visual Studio .NET 2002 used MSSCCI 1.1, and Visual Studio .NET 2003 used MSSCCI 1.2. Visual Studio 2005, 2008, and 2010 use MSSCCI Version 1.3, which adds support for rename and delete propagation, as well as asynchronous opening. Visual Studio supports running multiple instances of

1584-777: Is JScript 9.0, included in Internet Explorer 9. JScript 10.0 is a separate dialect, also known as JScript .NET , which adds several new features from the abandoned fourth edition of the ECMAScript standard. It must be compiled for .NET Framework version 2 or version 4, but static type annotations are optional. JScript has been criticized for being insecure and having multiple security bugs "exploited by nation-state actors", leading Microsoft to add an option to disable it. As explained by Douglas Crockford in his talk titled The JavaScript Programming Language on YUI Theater, [Microsoft] did not want to deal with Sun Microsystems about

1672-523: Is a Microsoft .NET implementation of JScript. It is a CLI language and thus inherits very powerful features, but lacks many features of the original JScript language, making it inappropriate for many scripting scenarios. JScript .NET can be used for ASP.NET pages and for complete .NET applications, but the lack of support for this language in Microsoft Visual Studio places it more as an upgrade path for classic ASP using classic JScript than as

1760-453: Is an integrated development environment (IDE) developed by Microsoft . It is used to develop computer programs including websites , web apps , web services and mobile apps . Visual Studio uses Microsoft software development platforms including Windows API , Windows Forms , Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Microsoft Store and Microsoft Silverlight . It can produce both native code and managed code . Visual Studio includes

1848-432: Is an addition to Windows that is similar to the functionality of Unix shell scripts, as well as an incremental improvement upon batch files (command.com), Windows NT style shell scripts (cmd.exe) and, by way of VBScript , the replacement for QBasic , which was last available on the supplementary disc for Windows 95. The majority of the languages used for Active Scripting mentioned below are glue languages , with Perl being

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1936-554: Is an extension to the ECMAScript standard that is not supported in other JavaScript implementations, thus making the above statement not completely true, although conditional compilation is no longer supported in Internet Explorer 11 Standards mode. Other internal implementation differences between JavaScript and JScript, at some point in time, are noted on the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN). The default type value for

2024-516: Is an implementation of JScript for the Dynamic Language Runtime , it is part of Microsoft's dynamic languages for .NET along with IronRuby , IronPython , and Dynamic Visual Basic . Unlike JScript .NET, which is less dynamic than the original JScript but provides CLS compatibility, Managed JScript is designed on top of the DLR and provides the features needed for scripting scenarios. While it

2112-489: Is available as MSDN Essentials or the full MSDN library depending on licensing. It supports XML and XSLT editing, and can create deployment packages that only use ClickOnce and MSI . It includes tools like Server Explorer and integration with Microsoft SQL Server also. Windows Mobile development support was included in Visual Studio 2005 Standard, however, with Visual Studio 2008, it is only available in Professional and higher editions. Windows Phone 7 development support

2200-470: Is available as a free download. After the release of Visual Studio 2008, Microsoft created the Visual Studio Gallery. It serves as the central location for posting information about extensions to Visual Studio. Community developers as well as commercial developers can upload information about their extensions to Visual Studio .NET 2002 through Visual Studio 2010. Users of the site can rate and review

2288-523: Is available in the following editions or SKUs : The Community edition was announced on November 12, 2014, as a new free version, with similar functionality to Visual Studio Professional. Prior to this date, the only free editions of Visual Studio were the feature-limited Express variants. Unlike the Express variants , Visual Studio Community supports multiple languages, and provides support for extensions. Individual developers have no restrictions on their use of

2376-514: Is available via plug-ins . Java (and J# ) were supported in the past. The most basic edition of Visual Studio, the Community edition, is available free of charge. The slogan for Visual Studio Community edition is "Free, fully-featured IDE for students, open-source and individual developers". As of February 19, 2024 , Visual Studio 2022 is a current production-ready version. Visual Studio 2013, 2015 and 2017 are on Extended Support, while 2019

2464-492: Is based on the JScript (COM classic) version, but it has been redesigned to improve performance in Internet Explorer 9 at the expense of proper Active Scripting engine compatibility. It requires a specific Microsoft JavaScript Hosting (JsRT) API for proper use. Therefore, it is installed side by side with JScript 5.x and is only used by Internet Explorer 9 and later as well as JsRT hosts, while other Active Scripting hosts keep using

2552-533: Is being debugged. When debugging, if the mouse pointer hovers over any variable, its current value is displayed in a tooltip ("data tooltips"), where it can also be modified if desired. During coding, the Visual Studio debugger lets certain functions be invoked manually from the Immediate tool window. The parameters to the method are supplied at the Immediate window. Visual Studio includes many visual designers to aid in

2640-453: Is being run. If source code is not available, it can show the disassembly . The Visual Studio debugger can also create memory dumps as well as load them later for debugging. Multi-threaded programs are also supported. The debugger can be configured to be launched when an application running outside the Visual Studio environment crashes. The Visual Studio Debugger allows setting breakpoints (which allow execution to be stopped temporarily at

2728-409: Is included with Office 2007 and is also part of the Visual Studio 2005 SDK. VSTA consists of a customized IDE, based on the Visual Studio 2005 IDE, and a runtime that can be embedded in applications to expose its features via the .NET object model. Office 2007 applications continue to integrate with VBA, except for InfoPath 2007 which integrates with VSTA. Version 2.0 of VSTA (based on Visual Studio 2008)

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2816-539: Is on Mainstream Support. Visual Studio does not support any programming language, solution or tool intrinsically; instead, it allows the plugging of functionality coded as a VSPackage. When installed, the functionality is available as a Service . The IDE provides three services: SVsSolution, which provides the ability to enumerate projects and solutions; SVsUIShell, which provides windowing and UI functionality (including tabs, toolbars, and tool windows); and SVsShell, which deals with registration of VSPackages. In addition,

2904-558: Is possible to run CIL programs in Linux or Mac OS X using non-Microsoft .NET implementations like Mono and DotGNU . This was the first version of Visual Studio to require an NT -based Windows platform. The installer enforces this requirement, and is the last version to support Windows NT 4.0 SP6 or later and Windows 2000 before SP3. Visual Studio .NET 2002 shipped in four editions: Academic, Professional, Enterprise Developer, and Enterprise Architect. Microsoft introduced C# (C-sharp),

2992-665: Is primarily designed to be used within Silverlight and ASP.NET at this time, it can also easily be embedded within any .NET application. Two builds of Managed JScript exist: one for the Desktop CLR and one for the Silverlight CoreCLR Managed JScript is not supported in the .NET Compact Framework . (Source: files versions of Microsoft.JScript.Runtime.dll in ASP.NET Futures and Silverlight 1.1 folders) JScript "Chakra"

3080-449: Is the last version available for Windows XP SP2 , Windows Server 2003 SP1 , as well as the only version to support Windows Vista before SP2 and Windows Server 2008 before SP2 and the last version to support targeting Windows 2000 for C++ applications. Visual Studio 2008 is focused on development of Windows Vista , 2007 Office system, and Web applications. For visual design, a new Windows Presentation Foundation visual designer and

3168-450: Is the last version to run on Windows 2000 and also the last version able to target Windows 98 and Windows Me for C++ applications. Visual Studio 2005's internal version number is 8.0 while the file format version is 9.0. Microsoft released Service Pack 1 for Visual Studio 2005 on December 14, 2006. An additional update for Service Pack 1 that offers Windows Vista compatibility was made available on June 3, 2007. Visual Studio 2005

3256-487: Is the version used when hosting JScript inside a Web page displayed by Internet Explorer , in an HTML application before IE9 , as well as in classic ASP , Windows Script Host scripts and other Automation environments. JScript is sometimes referred to as "classic JScript" or "Active Scripting JScript" to differentiate it from newer .NET-based versions. Some versions of JScript are available for multiple versions of Internet Explorer and Windows. For example, JScript 5.7

3344-435: The city of the same name ). It includes an upgrade to the .NET Framework, version 1.1, and is the first release to support developing programs for mobile devices, using ASP.NET or the .NET Compact Framework. The Visual C++ compiler's standards-compliance improved, especially in the area of partial template specialization . Visual C++ Toolkit 2003 is a version of the same C++ compiler shipped with Visual Studio .NET 2003 without

3432-587: The software development lifecycle (like the Azure DevOps client: Team Explorer). Visual Studio supports 36 different programming languages and allows the code editor and debugger to support (to varying degrees) nearly any programming language, provided a language-specific service exists. Built-in languages include C , C++ , C++/CLI , Visual Basic .NET , C# , F# , JavaScript , TypeScript , XML , XSLT , HTML , and CSS . Support for other languages such as Python , Ruby , Node.js , and M among others

3520-401: The "Deployment Designer" which allows application designs to be validated before deployments, an improved environment for web publishing when combined with ASP.NET 2.0 and load testing to see application performance under various sorts of user loads. Starting with the 2005 edition, Visual Studio also added extensive 64-bit support. While the host development environment itself is only available as

3608-417: The .NET Framework had a scripting technology of its own and a separate scripting IDE called Visual Studio for Applications (VSA), and the interfaces to the technology were also available via Active Scripting, allowing even .NET-unaware applications to be scripted using .NET languages. VSA was also meant to replace Visual Basic for Applications. However, that entire technology was deprecated in version 2.0 of

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3696-535: The .NET Framework, leaving no clear upgrade path for applications desiring Active Scripting support (although "scripts" can be created in C# , VBScript, Visual Basic .NET , and other .NET languages, which can be compiled and executed at run-time via libraries installed as part of the standard .NET runtime). In 2006, Microsoft introduced Windows PowerShell , which can expose applications via PowerShell cmdlets or PowerShell providers. Visual Studio Visual Studio

3784-543: The 5.x version when requesting the JScript engine. (kept up to date without engine versioning) There are two versions of the Chakra JsRT engine. The original one was used by Internet Explorer 9 and later, and is sometimes referred to as "jscript9.dll" or "legacy Chakra engine", and a second one used by Microsoft Edge Legacy browser and sometimes referred to as "new Chakra engine", "Edge engine" or "Chakra.dll". Both Chakra JsRT versions can be used by other applications using

3872-555: The Community edition. The following uses also allow unlimited usage: contributing to Open Source projects, academic research, in a classroom learning environment and for developing and testing device drivers for the Windows operating system. All other use by an organization depends on its classification as an Enterprise (more than 250 employees or more than 1 million USD in annual revenue, per Microsoft). Non-Enterprises may use up to 5 copies without restriction, user number 6 and higher require

3960-612: The GUI are the main means of implementation of installed Active Script languages. Clicking on an icon or running from the command line, a script, the Run dialogue, etc. will by default run a plain text file containing the code. A Windows Script File (.wsf) is an XML file that can contain more than one script in more than one language in addition to other elements, and are executed by the Windows Script Host. Some software such as SecureCRT use

4048-748: The IDE is also responsible for coordinating and enabling communication between services. All editors, designers, project types and other tools are implemented as VSPackages. Visual Studio uses COM to access the VSPackages. The Visual Studio SDK also includes the Managed Package Framework ( MPF ), which is a set of managed wrappers around the COM-interfaces that allow the Packages to be written in any CLI compliant language . However, MPF does not provide all

4136-528: The IDE that Microsoft made freely available. As of 2010 it is no longer available and the Express Editions have superseded it. Visual Studio .NET 2003 also supports Managed C++, which is the predecessor of C++/CLI. The internal version number of Visual Studio .NET 2003 is version 7.1 while the file format version is 8.0. Visual Studio .NET 2003 drops support for Windows NT 4.0, and is the last version to support Windows 2000 SP3 and Windows XP before SP2 and

4224-472: The IDE via COM and can be created in any COM-compliant languages. Packages are created using the Visual Studio SDK and provide the highest level of extensibility. They can create designers and other tools, as well as integrate other programming languages. The Visual Studio SDK provides unmanaged APIs as well as a managed API to accomplish these tasks. However, the managed API isn't as comprehensive as

4312-625: The JavaScript language reference on Microsoft Docs. Those provide additional features that are not included in the ECMA Standards, whether they are supported in the Edge browser or its predecessor. The original JScript is an Active Scripting engine. Like other Active Scripting languages, it is built on the COM/OLE Automation platform and provides scripting capabilities to host applications. This

4400-546: The JsRT API and can be installed side by side. There is also a COM Classic version of Chakra internally called "JScript 9 Legacy" (provided by jscript9Legacy.dll), introduced with Windows 11 24H2, which brings back compatibility with Active Scripting hosts and intended as a compatible drop-in replacement for JScript 5.8. Although largely compatible with the original JScript 5.8, there are notable breaking differences. See separate page about new Chakra (Edge) engine . JScript .NET

4488-502: The MPF includes wrappers for writing managed language services. Visual Studio does not include any source control support built in but it defines two alternative ways for source control systems to integrate with the IDE. A Source Control VSPackage can provide its own customised user interface. In contrast, a source control plugin using the MSSCCI (Microsoft Source Code Control Interface) provides

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4576-673: The STL/CLR, which is a port of the C++ Standard Template Library (STL) containers and algorithms to managed code . STL/CLR defines STL-like containers, iterators and algorithms that work on C++/CLI managed objects. Visual Studio 2008 features include an XAML -based designer (codenamed Cider ), workflow designer , LINQ to SQL designer (for defining the type mappings and object encapsulation for SQL Server data), XSLT debugger, JavaScript Intellisense support, JavaScript Debugging support, support for UAC manifests ,

4664-436: The Visual Studio 2008 IDE is available under a shared source license to some of Microsoft 's partners and ISVs . Microsoft released Service Pack 1 for Visual Studio 2008 on August 11, 2008. The internal version number of Visual Studio 2008 is version 9.0 while the file format version is 10.0. Visual Studio 2008 requires Windows XP Service Pack 2 plus Windows Installer 3.1, Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 or later. It

4752-501: The WSH functionality to allow automation by means of any installed scripting engine. The script host, related components, and engines are able to be integrated into and called from Windows applications just like any other component. Active scripting is regarded complete, and no longer under active development by Microsoft. Furthermore, scripting engines will continue to be shipped with future releases of Microsoft Windows and IIS. Originally,

4840-597: The Windows Forms part of the .NET Framework), the Web (using ASP.NET and Web Services ) and, with an add-in, portable devices (using the .NET Compact Framework). The internal version number of Visual Studio .NET 2002 is version 7.0. Microsoft released Service Pack 1 for Visual Studio .NET 2002 in March 2005. In April 2003, Microsoft introduced a minor upgrade to Visual Studio .NET called Visual Studio .NET 2003, codenamed Everett (for

4928-475: The assembly runs on. Visual Studio 2008 also includes new code analysis tools, including the new Code Metrics tool (only in Team Edition and Team Suite Edition). For Visual C++ , Visual Studio adds a new version of Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC 9.0) that adds support for the visual styles and UI controls introduced with Windows Vista . For native and managed code interoperability, Visual C++ introduces

5016-441: The code window, along with indicating the location of the currently executing instruction in the current thread, the currently executing instructions in other threads are also pointed out. The Visual Studio debugger supports integrated debugging of the .NET 3.5 Framework Base Class Library (BCL) which can dynamically download the BCL source code and debug symbols and allow stepping into the BCL source during debugging. As of 2010

5104-512: The components are available for use via the API; or one may opt to add a language and/or tool not available by default, like programming Microsoft Excel in Perl or REXX rather than Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) or transferring data from a terminal emulator to word processor by way of a spreadsheet when they have dissimilar macro tools or none at all. For many of the above uses, Active Scripting

5192-522: The development of applications. These tools include: Microsoft Visual Studio can write high-quality code with comprehensive testing tools to aid in the development of applications. These tools include: Unit testing , IntelliTest, Live Unit Testing, Test Explorer, CodeLens test indicators, code coverage analysis, Fakes. Visual Studio allows developers to write extensions for Visual Studio to extend its capabilities. These extensions "plug into" Visual Studio and extend its functionality. Extensions come in

5280-478: The development on the platform independent .NET Framework . Visual Studio 6.0 was the last version to include Visual J++, which Microsoft removed as part of a settlement with Sun Microsystems that required Microsoft Internet Explorer not to provide support for the Java Virtual Machine . Visual Studio 6.0 came in two editions: Professional and Enterprise. The Enterprise edition contained extra features not found in Professional edition, including: Visual Studio

5368-523: The different AppIds. The Visual Studio Express edition products are installed with their own AppIds, but the Standard, Professional, and Team Suite products share the same AppId. Consequently, one can install the Express editions side-by-side with other editions, unlike the other editions which update the same installation. The professional edition includes a superset of the VSPackages in the standard edition, and

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5456-591: The environment (each with its own set of VSPackages). The instances use different registry hives (see MSDN 's definition of the term "registry hive " in the sense used here) to store their configuration state and are differentiated by their AppId (Application ID). The instances are launched by an AppId-specific .exe that selects the AppId, sets the root hive, and launches the IDE. VSPackages registered for one AppId are integrated with other VSPackages for that AppId. The various product editions of Visual Studio are created using

5544-437: The extensions to help assess the quality of extensions being posted. An extension is stored in a VSIX file. Internally a VSIX file is a ZIP file that contains some XML files, and possibly one or more DLL's. One of the main advantages of these extensions is that they do not require Administrator rights to be installed. RSS feeds to notify users on updates to the site and tagging features are also planned. Microsoft Visual Studio

5632-513: The form of macros , add-ins , and packages . Macros represent repeatable tasks and actions that developers can record programmatically for saving, replaying, and distributing. Macros, however, cannot implement new commands or create tool windows. They are written using Visual Basic and are not compiled. Add-Ins provide access to the Visual Studio object model and can interact with the IDE tools. Add-Ins can be used to implement new functionality and can add new tool windows. Add-Ins are plugged into

5720-540: The form of COM modules. The Active Scripting technologies were first released in 1996, with the release of the Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 (August 1996) and Internet Information Services 3.0 products (December 1996). Usual applications of Active Scripting include Active Server Pages (ASP) server scripts , Internet Explorer , and Windows Script Host (WSH) scripts automating routine tasks, including use for login scripts, Registry manipulation, and

5808-737: The functionality exposed by the Visual Studio COM interfaces. The services can then be consumed for creation of other packages, which add functionality to the Visual Studio IDE. Support for programming languages is added by using a specific VSPackage called a Language Service . A language service defines various interfaces which the VSPackage implementation can implement to add support for various functionalities. Functionalities that can be added this way include syntax coloring, statement completion, brace matching, parameter information tooltips, member lists, and error markers for background compilation. If

5896-532: The installation. The Isolated mode of the shell creates a new AppId where the packages are installed. These are to be started with a different executable. It is aimed for development of custom development environments, either for a specific language or a specific scenario. The Integrated mode installs the packages into the AppId of the Professional/Standard/Team System editions, so that the tools integrate into these editions. The Visual Studio Shell

5984-499: The interface is implemented, the functionality will be available for the language. Language services are implemented on a per-language basis. The implementations can reuse code from the parser or the compiler for the language. Language services can be implemented either in native code or managed code . For native code, either the native COM interfaces or the Babel Framework (part of Visual Studio SDK) can be used. For managed code,

6072-409: The like. Other administrative uses include Windows Management Instrumentation and Active Directory Service Interfaces. Active Scripting can also be used for general-purpose scripting, such as database programming, text-processing, rapid prototyping, and application macro/scripting programming; some applications use Active Scripting as the main automation method, others do not have a macro facility but

6160-478: The most commonly used third-party script engine. The interfaces to Active Scripting engines are public, so any developer can create applications that are programmable in Active Scripting languages as well as engines for additional languages. Active Scripting engines are available for several languages. Some of the most popular include: In Windows, CScript.exe at the command line and WScript.exe running in

6248-509: The newer JScript.NET release (version 10.0 for .NET Framework 4.0). (Source: file version of jsc.exe JScript.NET compiler and Microsoft.JScript.dll installed with .NET Framework) Active Scripting Active Scripting (formerly known as ActiveX Scripting ) is the technology used in Windows to implement component-based scripting support. It is based on OLE Automation (part of COM ) and allows installation of additional scripting engines in

6336-447: The only version to support Windows 7 before SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 before SP1. The Visual Studio 2010 IDE was redesigned which, according to Microsoft , clears the UI organization and "reduces clutter and complexity." The new IDE better supports multiple document windows and floating tool windows, while offering better multi-monitor support. The IDE shell has been rewritten using

6424-714: The only version to support Windows Server 2003 before SP1. Visual Studio .NET 2003 shipped in five editions: Academic, Standard, Professional, Enterprise Developer, and Enterprise Architect. The Visual Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise Architect edition includes an implementation of Microsoft Visio 2002's modeling technologies, including tools for creating Unified Modeling Language -based visual representations of an application's architecture, and an object-role modeling (ORM) and logical database-modeling solution. "Enterprise Templates" were also introduced, to help larger development teams standardize coding styles and enforce policies around component usage and property settings. Service Pack 1

6512-468: The professional edition has three CDs, and the enterprise four CDs. It included Visual J++ 1.1 for Java programming and introduced Visual InterDev for creating dynamically generated web sites using Active Server Pages. There was a single companion CD that contained the Microsoft Developer Network library . Visual Studio 97 is only compatible with Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 . It is the last version to support Windows NT 4.0 before SP3. Visual Studio 97

6600-599: The script element in Internet Explorer is JavaScript, while JScript was its alias. In an apparent transition from JScript to JavaScript, online, the Microsoft Edge Developer Guide refers to the Mozilla MDN web reference library as its definitive documentation. As of October 2017, Microsoft MSDN pages for scripting in Internet Explorer are being redirected there as well. This information may not include JScript specific objects, such as Enumerator, which are listed in

6688-617: The team suite includes a superset of the VSPackages in both other editions. The AppId system is leveraged by the Visual Studio Shell in Visual Studio 2008. Visual Studio includes a code editor that supports syntax highlighting and code completion using IntelliSense for variables , functions , methods , loops , and LINQ queries. IntelliSense is supported for the included languages, as well as for XML , Cascading Style Sheets , and JavaScript when developing web sites and web applications . Autocomplete suggestions appear in

6776-444: The trademark issue, and so they called their implementation JScript. A lot of people think that JScript and JavaScript are different but similar languages. That's not the case. They are just different names for the same language, and the reason the names are different was to get around trademark issues. However, JScript supports conditional compilation , which allows a programmer to selectively execute code within block comments . This

6864-442: The unmanaged one. Extensions are supported in the Standard (and higher) versions of Visual Studio 2005. Express Editions do not support hosting extensions. Visual Studio 2008 introduced the Visual Studio Shell that allows for development of a customized version of the IDE. The Visual Studio Shell defines a set of VSPackages that provide the functionality required in any IDE. On top of that, other packages can be added to customize

6952-495: Was Visual Studio 97. Before that, Visual Basic, Visual C++, Visual FoxPro and Visual SourceSafe were sold as separate products. Microsoft first released Visual Studio (codenamed Boston , for the city of the same name , thus beginning the VS codenames related to places) in 1997, bundling many of its programming tools together for the first time. Visual Studio 97 came in two editions: Visual Studio Professional and Visual Studio Enterprise,

7040-480: Was added to all editions in Visual Studio 2010. Development for Windows Mobile is no longer supported in Visual Studio 2010. It is superseded by Windows Phone 7 . In addition to the features provided by the Professional edition, the Enterprise edition provides a new set of software development, database development, collaboration, metrics, architecture, testing and reporting tools. The first version of Visual Studio

7128-577: Was also sold as a bundle with the separate IDEs used for Visual C++, Visual Basic and Visual FoxPro. Microsoft released Visual Studio .NET (VS.NET), codenamed Rainier (for Washington's Mount Rainier ), in February 2002 (the beta version was released via Microsoft Developer Network in 2001). The biggest change was the introduction of a managed code development environment using the .NET Framework. Programs developed using .NET are not compiled to machine language (like C++ is, for example) but instead to

7216-507: Was an attempt at using the same development environment for multiple languages. Visual J++, InterDev, and the MSDN Library had all been using the same 'environment', called Developer Studio. Visual Studio was also sold as a bundle with the separate IDEs used for Visual C++, Visual Basic and Visual FoxPro. The next version, version 6.0 (codenamed Aspen , after the ski resort in Colorado),

7304-438: Was introduced with Internet Explorer 7.0 and is also installed for Internet Explorer 6.0 with Windows XP Service Pack 3 , while JScript 5.8 was introduced with Internet Explorer 8.0 and is also installed with Internet Explorer 6.0 on Windows Mobile 6.5 . Microsoft's implementation of ECMAScript 5th Edition in Windows 8 Consumer Preview is called JavaScript and the corresponding Visual Studio 11 Express Beta includes

7392-665: Was released September 13, 2006. Visual Studio 2005, codenamed Whidbey (a reference to Whidbey Island in Puget Sound region ), was released online in October 2005 and to retail stores a few weeks later. Microsoft removed the ".NET" moniker from Visual Studio 2005 (as well as every other product with .NET in its name), but it still primarily targets the .NET Framework, which was upgraded to version 2.0. It requires Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4, Windows XP with at least Service Pack 2 or Windows Server 2003 with at least Service Pack 1. It

7480-546: Was released in April 2008. It is significantly different from the first version, including features such as dynamic programming and support for WPF , WCF , WF , LINQ , and .NET 3.5 Framework. Visual Studio 2008, and Visual Studio Team System 2008 codenamed Orcas (a reference to Orcas Island , also an island in Puget Sound region , like Whidbey for the previous 2005 release), were released to MSDN subscribers on November 19, 2007, alongside .NET Framework 3.5. The source code for

7568-511: Was released in June 1998 and is the last version to support the Windows 9x platform, as well as Windows NT 4.0 before SP6, but after SP2. Each version of each language in part also settled to v6.0, including Visual J++ which was prior v1.1, and Visual InterDev at the first release. The v6 edition of Microsoft was the core environment for the next four releases to provide programmers with an integrated look-alike platform. This led Microsoft to transition

7656-492: Was released separately some time after the release of Visual Studio 2008. Visual Studio Debugger includes features targeting easier debugging of multi-threaded applications. In debugging mode, in the Threads window, which lists all the threads, hovering over a thread displays the stack trace of that thread in tooltips. The threads can directly be named and flagged for easier identification from that window itself. In addition, in

7744-464: Was upgraded to support all the new features introduced in .NET Framework 2.0, including generics and ASP.NET 2.0. The IntelliSense feature in Visual Studio was upgraded for generics and new project types were added to support ASP.NET web services. Visual Studio 2005 additionally introduces support for a new task-based build platform called Microsoft Build Engine ( MSBuild ) which employs a new XML-based project file format. Visual Studio 2005 also includes

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