Overview of Visual Studio 2015

Visual Studio 2015 is a rich, integrated development environment for creating stunning applications
for Windows, Android, and iOS, as well as modern web applications and cloud services.

Prominent features of Visual Studio 2015:

1. Web, mobile, and cloud development tools
2. Build apps for Windows, Android, and iOS
3. Integrated designers, editors, debuggers, and profilers
4. Code in C#, C++, JavaScript, Python, TypeScript, Visual Basic, F#, and more
5. Ability to deploy, debug, and manage Microsoft Azure services
6. Thousands of extensions, from PHP to gaming

Web Tools:

• HTML5, CSS3, LESS/SASS, JavaScript
• ASP.NET, Node.js, Python, JavaScript
• NuGet, Grunt, Gulp, Bower, npm
• Open source framework and runtime
• Deploy to Windows, Azure, Mac or Linux
• Free for small teams and open source

Cross Platform Mobile Development for iOS, Android, and Windows:

• Native and hybrid app development
• Use your preferred coding language
• Cross-platform tools to code, debug, and test your mobile apps
• Rich partner and extension ecosystem

Azure Tools (Cloud):

• Free hosting for 10 web apps
• Deploy in seconds. Automate via TFS, Git
• Build apps that span IaaS and PaaS
• Diagnose live apps with world-class debuggers, profilers, and data tools
• Integrate Active Directory, SQL, Office 365, SaaS, and on-premises systems
• Build dev/test environments in minutes

Tools for Windows Apps and Games:

• Leverage a rich, powerful platform
• Use industry leading coding, debugging, and diagnostic tools in Visual Studio
• Design beautiful apps with Blend for Visual Studio
• Connect your app to a range of services
• Gain deep insights into usage patterns

Office Developer Tools:

• Support all types of Office development
• Quickly get up and running
• Visual designers and IntelliSense
• Connect your app to the cloud
• Debug locally and remotely
• Publish to anywhere

Build Unity Games with Visual Studio:

• Build multiplatform games
• Debug from Visual Studio
• Create Unity scripts in Visual Studio
• Enhanced productivity with Visual Studio
• Get everything you need for Unity development for free

Node.js Tools for Visual Studio:

• Free and open source
• Intelligent code completion
• Advanced debugging and profiling
• Integration with other Visual Studio features and 3 rd party tools
• Node.js, io.js, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, and JSON support

Python Tools for Visual Studio:

• CPython, PyPy, IronPython and more
• Detailed IntelliSense
• Interactive debugging
• Integrated with Visual Studio features
• Free and open-source