

And since I plan on doing some Windows 10 Development I'll include that too. Web Developer Tools is a must have if you do anything web related. I have a video on Channel9 that summarizes SQL Database projects with Floyd Hilton if you want to learn more. One of my favorites here is the SQL Server data tools. And because I really want to learn F# I will install that too. Since I like developing in Python I'm going to select that. The first one to point out is some of the extra language features that Visual Studio supports. The Typical will do a quick install of visual studio but there are some great hidden gems in the custom. When it is finished double click on it to launch the installer. When you click on the download button you will not download the actual program just the installer. The page you land on might be slightly different but the download link should be the same. Let's get started by opening up a browser window and searching for Visual studio 2015 community edition.

Whether that is C#, F#, Python, or even Html and JavaScript. It is built with Flexibility and Extensibility in mind, which has created an awesome ecosystem of extensions and because of that you are going to find you are more productive in any language that you choose to use it. I am really excited to share Visual Studio with you today as it is one of my favorite Integrated Development Environments around (or IDE for short).

Welcome I am James Sturtevant ( we are going to cover how to install Visual Studio 2015 Community Edition which is now free for individual developers and small teams! By the end you should know how to install Visual Studio, including a few secret options, and launch your first hello world application! Check out the other videos at the video blog Visual Studio Shorts.

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