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Microsoft has eased some licensing requirements for Visual Studio Build Tools (VSBT), which comprises a standalone MSVC compiler, libraries and scripts for C++. The ...

Microsoft has released Visual Studio 2026, claiming major performance gains, bug fixes, new features, and AI-driven ...

Developers will be able to make a Swahili version of OpenOffice.org (OOo) available on the Microsoft Windows platform, after having a licensed copy of Microsoft Visual Studio donated to them. The ...

Microsoft has released version 10 of the .NET Framework and Visual Studio 2026. Both are available immediately and offer bug ...

TL;DR: Microsoft Visual Studio Pro is suited to beginner and advanced developers, and a lifetime license is on sale for $29.97 (reg. $499) through January 12. Starting out in coding can be ...

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