Microsoft Visual Studio Express is a set of freeware integrated development environments (IDE) developed by Microsoft that are lightweight versions of the Microsoft Visual Studio
product line. Express Editions were conceived beginning with Visual
Studio 2005. The idea of Express editions is to provide streamlined,
easy-to-use and easy-to-learn IDEs for users other than professional
software developers, such as hobbyists and students.
History
The first versions of Visual Studio 2005 Express were released on October 2005 and the Service Pack 1 versions were released on December 2006. Visual Studio 2005 Express Editions run on Windows 2000 SP4 and above Windows NT-based platforms. In response to popular demand since their original release,
Microsoft has stated that these editions will always remain
free-of-charge. Visual Studio 2008 Express editions were released in
November 2007 and their SP1 on August 11, 2008. Visual Studio 2008 and
2010 Express Editions require Windows XP SP3 or a later Windows version; Windows 2000
is no longer supported for development but can be a target platform if
using 2008 Express. Windows Phone support is only available on Windows 7
and Vista. Microsoft may make previous versions of Visual Studio
Express unavailable. Visual Studio 2005 Express editions are available
for download from Microsoft's website.
Visual Studio 2010 Express Editions were released in April 2010
alongside Visual Studio 2010. Free registration is mandatory in order to
continue using Visual Studio 2010 Express Editions beyond 30 days.Earlier with Visual Studio 2005 and 2008 Express Editions, registration
was not required for the ISO version but was required for the web
download version.
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I am going to use this tool for the lessons. Its freely available in Microsoft's site, You can download these from there.
