Microsoft Visual Studio
Several examples require us to program some code. We will be using Microsoft Visual Studio as the development platform. It is possible to use other applications, such as Visual Studio Code, but they will not be discussed in this book. There are several different versions of Microsoft Visual Studio available and you probably already have something installed. But if not, Microsoft has a Community Edition available. This Community Edition is free for individuals, academic users, and for use in open source projects. Microsoft Visual Studio Community can be found via the following URL: https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/free-developer-offers/.
When you open the URL, you will get the option to download the Microsoft Visual Studio Community Edition:
The Vs_community_[version].exe
file is downloaded into the downloads
folder: