What is the .NET Framework? - Visual Studio.NET
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VS.NET is the application development tool to develop applications for .NET. It supports development of all types of applications that .NET supports. It also provides support for VB.NET ,C#, Visual C++.Net and Visual J# languages. VS.NET is a single environment that provides all tools required to develop and debug applications.
The following are key features of Visual Studio.NET.
Languages supported - VS.NET supports application development using the language of your choice. It also allows mixed language solutions.
IntelliSence - IntelliSense provides options that make programming in VS.NET easier than ever before.
The following are important functions of intellisense.
- Allows you to see the syntax of the method that you are calling
- Completes the variable, command, or function name once you have entered enough characters to disambiguate the term.
- Displays the list of valid members for the class, structure or namespace you type so that you can select one form the list. It places the selected member in your code.
- Automatically brace matching allows whether ending brace is given after opening brace is given.
If VS.NET finds any error in the code, it underlines the code with red line to remind user about the error.
Editions of Visual Studio.Net
VS.NET comes in different editions. Each edition is meant for a specific kind of customers. The following are different editions of VS.NET.
- Professional
- Enterprise Developer
- Enterprise Architect
- Academic
Both Enterprise Developer and Enterprise Architect editions come with extra features, such as Commerce Server Developer Edition 2000, Exchange Server 2000 Developer Edition, and Visual SourceSafe etc.
Enterprise Architect comes with Biztalk server 2000 developer edition, Visio-based software modeling and database modeling.
The academic edition comes with tools for faculty related to assignment management, code samples for faculty, and application wizards for students.
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