Gathering customer feedback is a critical part of our documentation process. Your feedback helps us determine whether we are writing the type of content that is most useful to you (such as procedural how-to's, in-depth walkthroughs, API reference, etc...

The Microsoft Visual Studio Code Name "Orcas" SDK - June 2007 Community Technology Preview is now available for download here . This SDK provides tools, documentation and samples for developers to write, build, test and deploy customizations and extensions...

If you create software development tools, you’ll want to consider building on the Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Shell. A streamlined Visual Studio development environment, the Visual Studio Shell provides the core foundation so you can focus on building...

There's a great on-demand webcast available that teaches you the basics about Microsoft Visual Studio Extensbility in about 60 minutes. To view the webcast, go to the Visual Studio Webcasts page, and look in the "On Demand Webcasts" section for "Momentum...

VSX stands for Visual Studio Extensibility. If you extend or customize Microsoft Visual Studio in any way, you will likely begin encountering this acronym quite often. You're invited to join in on the VSX community. Here are some links to help you...

Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 includes the tools and frameworks you need to develop applications for Pocket PC and Smartphone 2003 Second Edition. If you don't have one of these devices handy, you can create and test your device applications on your desktop...

My group, Microsoft Visual Studio User Education, is looking for experienced writers with programming knowledge to produce developer tools extensibility documentation and code samples that help improve customer satisfaction and increase product adoption...

Note: These links are subject to change at any time. Official Documentation for Visual Studio Visual Studio Code Name "Orcas" Visual Studio Code Name "Orcas" documentation starting page: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/52f3sw5c(VS...

Introduction Ever thought about how to create your own project type? Wonder what actually happens when you create a new project? Let's take a peek under the hood and see what's really going on. There are several tasks that Visual Studio coordinates...