Microsoft Visual Studio
Visual Studio it is an IDE provided by Microsoft in
three editions. The Community version it is an open-source version available
for the public on Microsoft website. Professional and Enterprise versions offer
a free trial however to access the entire functionalities, these two versions
require a subscription. In today post we will analyse the functionalities of
Visual Studio and the features that is been equipped.
This post will focus on Community version of Visual
Studio 2022 that is open-source and it supports 64-bit which allows developers
to use their computers at maximum capacity to create large scale projects (Warren,
2022). The software comes with download options for majority of programming
languages. In addition, it has equipped a Linux Development C++ as a workload.
In terms of functionality Visual Studio can be considered one of the most
complete IDE available for developers (TechSpot, 2022).
I. Software Interface:
It is equipped with a friendly User interface offering two options: a dark theme and a bright theme to accommodate users with view conditions or simply users’ preferences. The software interface follows a model met in the majority of IDE type program’s(Gamefromscratch, 2022).
It allows the deployment of app when finalized, most
notable software Azure deployment. One interesting aspect is Extensions, a
feature that Visual Studio its equipped with. This option allows developers to
add and use outside extension that might be required for their work. To
facilitate collaboration and learning Visual Studio offers Live Share, an
option that allow users to share with their team directly from the program
(Microsoft, 2022). This feature it is essential as it allow teams to communicate
more effectively rather than wasting time with screenshots.
Furthermore, the latest version of Visual Studio
brings an impressive pack of features namely:
quick actions, deep code details, hot reload, integrated debugging, and
debug code. In addition, Visual Studio has a new set of icons that include
majority of IDE aspects.
Hot Reload Function:
Hot Reload
it is a feature that allow users to apply changes to their code immediately
without stopping the application. The main purpose of Hot Reload is to increase
productivity and eliminate the time lost caused by edits during app restarts,
rebuild and navigation back to initial point (Microsoft, 2022). The changes
made to the app can be seen immediately once the Hot Reload it is executed.
App Design Window:
The Main Coding Window can have multiple tab windows however in general there will be only two windows. One of them it is designated for app interface. In these windows the aesthetics of the app are being realised.
II. Inside Code Editor Window:
Visual Studio Offers a wide range of build in support.
In the underneath picture we can notice some of these options that offers
support for users.
Error Notifications:
While coding if an error had been detected it will be
highlighted with red. Once this happened the user will be provided some options
as follow:
Error identification and fix suggestions where the
users receive information about coding line and an Error tag, CS1002 in
our case, that will provide the user with a solution found online.
Code Snippets:
The code Editor received also updates and perhaps the
most notable of all is improved IntelliCode. Similar with phone typing
suggestion, IntelliCode it is an AI code assistant that can suggest up to a
full line of code. It identifies what will be next in our code based on a
library that includes thousands of open-source projects available online
(Microsoft, 2022). This feature also offers suggestions for code syntax which
are essential for beginners.
- In addition to what we have covered earlier Visual Studio has other features worth mentioning briefly:
- Code clean-up: with this option developers can choose a preferred coding style with one click only
- Comment out code: Allow user to add comments to coding lines that might be useful in the future
- Collapse code blocks: it can hide code rows or entire coding blocks
- Deep code details: this option help developers to identify parts of the code that require further attention or fixing.
In conclusion, we can assume that Visual Studio it is
a strong, software program suited for beginners and experienced developers. The
open-source version itself offers a comprehensive pack of features, libraries,
programming languages, platforms, project, and templates. The Code AI Assistant
it is crucial for beginners, and I believe that will have a massive impact on
their learning. The next post will include a project realised in Visual Studio
with minimum coding skills and it will offer more details regarding Visual
Studio inside and its functions.
References
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Microsoft, 2022. Overview of Visual Studio. [online] Docs.microsoft.com. Available at: <https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/get-started/visual-studio-ide?view=vs-2022> [Accessed 3 June 2022].
Microsoft, 2022. Visual Studio IntelliCode | Visual Studio - Visual Studio. [online] Visual Studio. Available at: <https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/services/intellicode/> [Accessed 3 June 2022].
TechSpot, 2022. Visual Studio 2022. [online] TechSpot. Available at: <https://www.techspot.com/downloads/7493-visual-studio-2022.html> [Accessed 3 June 2022].
Warren, 2022. Microsoft is making a native Arm version of Visual Studio 2022 and a mini PC. [online] The Verge. Available at: <https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/24/23139475/microsoft-visual-studio-2022-native-arm-vs-code> [Accessed 3 June 2022].
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