Visual Studio

Visual Studio provides a suite of component-based development tools and other technologies that you can use to build powerful, high-performance applications. In addition, Visual Studio is optimized for team-based design, development, and deployment of enterprise solutions.

In This Section

Where do I start?

• Installing Visual Studio

• Getting Started with Visual Studio

• Visual Studio 2010 Product Highlights

• What's New in Visual Studio 2010

Where can I learn more?

• Application Development in Visual Studio

• Creating Windows-Based Applications

• Accessing Data in Visual Studio

• Visual Studio Software Development Kit (SDK)

Where can I find content about a specific programming language?

• Visual C#

• Visual C++

• Visual Basic

• Visual F#

How do I provide feedback?

Provide feedback about Visual Studio:

• Microsoft Connect

Provide feedback about the documentation for Visual Studio:

• Lightweight View. If you’re at the top of any topic, you can choose the Rate this topic link to jump to the bottom of that topic, where you can specify Yes or No in response to Did you find this helpful? You can then select one or more of the check boxes that appear if you chose No, provide more information in the text box, or both. When you finish, choose the Submit button.

• ScriptFree View. At the top of the topic, click the Feedback link to provide feedback in the MSDN, TechNet and Expression Library Feedback forum.

• Classic View. At the top of the topic, use the Click to Rate and Give Feedback icons to provide and deliver feedback about the topic to the documentation team.