Visual Studio Tools for Applications 2.0Integrating Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Applications with your applications provides a powerful customization toolset for your customers, partners, and development teams. Built on Visual Studio and the .NET Framework, Visual Studio Tools for Applications helps you serve a broader customer base without modifying your core product. Visual Studio Tools for Applications makes it easier to write reliable, robust, and secure customizations by providing managed extensibility for both COM and .NET applications. Get StartedTo get this next-generation toolset for application extensibility, review the Visual Studio 2008 Tools for Applications pricing & licensing and download the Visual Studio 2008 Tools For Applications Software Development Kit (SDK), by contacting Summit Software. |
VSTA Fact SheetThis fact sheet (available in XPS and PDF) describes Visual Studio Tools for Applications 2.0. Quick ComparisonVisual Studio Shell Enables developers to rapidly create and distribute their own custom tools by building on a streamlined Visual Studio IDE; does not include languages and compilers Visual Studio Tools for Applications Enables ISVs and enterprises to embed a streamlined IDE into their applications, accelerating customization development by end users, resellers, system integrators, and internal teams. Includes support for Visual Basic and Visual C# along with other tools for application customization. |