Visual Studio 2019

MS Visual Studio 2019 is currently the latest version of the integrated development environment (IDE) for Windows and is available from Wiresoft in the two editions Professional and Enterprise for Windows. Visual Studio 2019 offers plenty of functions and tools to realize games and apps - with Xamarin also for macOS-based applications, supported from Windows 8.1.

In addition to practical features such as Code Cleanup for automatic reformatting of source code, the Live Share function for real-time collaboration in larger teams on the same source code base incl. debugging, Visual Studio 2019 also offers PMA (Per-Monitor-Aware) rendering for correct scaling during rendering as well as various container tools incl. Kubernetes with support for Azure cloud services.

Further, Visual Studio Professional and Enterprise for Windows also include many improvements to existing features, such as in navigation, which has been simplified, refactorings, a revision of builds and solution loads, as well as for the debugger, which now offers more options. Visual Studio 2019 also supports C#, as well as many others, in addition to older programming languages such as C and C++.

Most important features of the Visual Studio 2019 Professional edition:

• New launch window with a cleaner design
• Git-first workflow, including the option to clone or check out code from a repository
• Optimized repository space without changes to the navigation in the IDE
• The previous tree structure has been replaced by a search box with various powerful search and filtering features - e.g. by language, platform and project type
• New fuzzy search algorithm includes spelling errors or even more natural language
• AI-powered IntelliCode for IntelliSense, code formatting as well as in format rule derivation to further improve development productivity - also for C++ and XAML as well as TypeScript/JavaScript and Java
• CodeLens, an exclusive tool in Visual Studio Professional and Enterprise 2019, displays all code changes and code history with references, allowing changes to be reviewed before merging with code
• Code indicators for C# and Visual Basic code show which team member made changes to the code

Exclusive features in Visual Studio 2019 Enterprise

In addition to the tools already built into the Pro version,Visual Studio 2019 also comes with a number of other features not included in the Pro version:

• Snapshot Debugging takes a snapshot of the active execution of an app, which shows the current state of the source code and variables
• Complementary Time Travel Debugging remotely records web applications running over the Azure virtual machine as they are debugged
• Live Unit Testing is a tool specifically for testing projects in .NET Framework or .NET Core in the background while code is being written, including dynamic testing when code is changed, as well as real-time visualization with code coverage
• IntelliTrace for C#, Visual Basic and C++ records interactions such as accesses to a system, registry or database, etc. within the program code during debugging, including the ability to navigate back and forth to individual intermediate stations

Visual Studio 2017

The integrated development environment Visual Studio 2017 from Microsoft is currently the penultimate version of this professional software for Windows for creating apps as well as programs - with all the tools required for this, from code development to debugging and version control to the final release. Visual Studio 2017 is available from Wiresoft as used software in the Professional and Enterprise editions and is supported on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2012 R2 or higher.

Visual Studio 2017 supports C and C++ as well as variants such as C#, Apple Metal, iOS as well as JavaScript, Python and also other web languages. For each integrated language, Visual Studio also offers live support for writing code and efficient debugging functions whose features save time during app development. For example, developers can immediately see where they are in the structure of a code in the quick view, the live analysis already lists errors as well as problems with building and compiling etc. in a central list while typing, as well as domain-specific problems of individual languages.

Key features of the Visual Studio 2017 Professional edition:

The advantages of Visual Studio 2017 Professional are already apparent during installation, because optionally only the core editor can be installed, or also the editor for writing Python code, .NET desktop apps, or games based on Unity. In addition, boot times as well as starting a session and loading solutions run much faster.

Visual Studio Enterprise 2017 is also characterized by a wide range of supported languages: In addition to the already mentioned C, C++, C#, Java or JavaScript and Python, Visual Basic as well as TypeScript and HTML and CSS are of course also included, as well as ASP.NET Core, ASP.NET Razor, F#, PHP as well as Objective-C etc., including many optimizations.

Other features of the Visual Studio 2017 Professional edition:

• Integration of Xamarin Mobile Development for the development of mobile apps for Windows, Android as well as iOS - supported features: Xamarin Forms Previewer with live preview, Xamarin.Forms, Xamarin Profiler and Xamarin Test Recorder
• IntelliSense automatically completes APIs the moment they are entered, with tooltips pointing out problems, including quick access to members, namespaces and code snippets, among others
• CodeLens allows navigating to individual functions without leaving the code, and shows in the editor, in addition to all code changes, the relevant developer and passed tests
• New refactorings, such as converting If statements to Switch statements, adding parameters, and overrides

Exclusive features in Visual Studio 2017 Enterprise

In addition to the features already mentioned above, the Enterprise edition of Visual Studio 2017 includes additional functionalities in individual tools, as well as some additional tools; it also offers support for larger teams of developers so that they can work together on programming tasks.

Exclusive features of the Visual Studio 2017 edition Enterprise:

• Live Unit Testing for projects in C# and Visual Basic based on .NET Core and .NET Framework, respectively, provides real-time unit testing while modifying code, including code coverage with display of tested lines of code (also in real-time) and support for frameworks such as xUnit, NUnit and MSTest
• IntelliTrace for C#, C++, and Visual Basic enables tracking of code execution history, including step-back debugging for C# with "events" and "snapshots" features, as well as "step back" and "step forward" when navigating

Visual Studio 2015

The 2015 version of Microsoft's integrated developer environment is available from Wiresoft as a single license in the Professional Edition or Enterprise Edition for Windows. It includes a wide range of programming languages, which includes not only classic languages such as C+, etc., but also Apache Cordova for the development of browser-based hybrid apps, support for HTML and JavaScript, as well as Xamarin for Android, Windows and iOS phones.

This also includes a comprehensive set of functionalities that allow applications to be developed for almost any platform. Among other things, effective features for debugging and easy navigation in the code are integrated, while further tools such as IntelliSens support programming regardless of the language used in each case - clearly united on a user-friendly desktop view.

Visual Studio 2015 runs from Windows 7 SP1 to Windows 10 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1.

Important features of the Visual Studio 2015 Professional edition

Visual Studio Professional 2015 lets you focus on development with Visual Studio Editor's "light bulb" productivity feature that immediately points out errors, etc. in code.

Other features of the Visual Studio 2015 Professional edition:

• Enhanced development capabilities with improvements in C++, among others, as well as Blend, Microsoft's proprietary tool for designing desktop application interfaces, and also for developing cross-platform or cross-platform open source-based runtimes for JavaScript
• Roslyn .NET compiler platform for analyzing code in C# and Visual Basic,
• Web framework ASP.NET v.Next
• Support for Apache Cordova tools, C++ as well as Xamarin for mobile app development as well as
• Updates for VB.NET, C#, C++, TypeScript, and F#

Features of the Visual Studio 2017 edition Enterprise

The Visual Studio Enterprise 2015 edition offers enhanced functionality over the Professional edition, broader team support, and some exclusive features that support programming and testing code in many developer languages even more effectively.

Special features of the Visual Studio 2015 edition Enterprise:

• The improved Team Explorer facilitates the assignment of tasks to specific teams and coordinates all work steps; this makes it possible to meet deadlines more reliably in particular
• The IntelliTrace feature enables history-based debugging during interactions and also offers various performance indicators for this purpose         
• Also integrated is .NET memory image analysis, code mapping with debugger integration, and various tools for load and performance testing
• Microsoft Fakes provides component testing by isolating code to locate errors during a test; using stubs or shims, code can be tested even when other parts of the application are not yet working
• UML 2.0-compliant activity and use case diagrams, as well as class, sequence, and component diagrams

All the advantages of buying MS Visual Studio as used software from Wiresoft at a glance

The above mentioned versions and editions of MS Visual Studio are already available from Wiresoft as single-user licenses in a purchase version, i.e. without the usual subscription obligations - when buying such Microsoft applications as used software, you will benefit from all these advantages:

• MS Visual Studio editions - Professional and Enterprise 2015 - are significantly cheaper as used software at Wiresoft than comparable new software, whereby software is not subject to wear and tear
• The purchase versions of MS Visual Studio offered by Wiresoft do not include a subscription obligation with updates and can be used for an unlimited period of time
• Benefit from the large selection at Wiresoft, because in addition to the latest version of MS Visual Studio you will always find older versions of an application in the software store
• Due to the different hardware requirements depending on the version of Visual Studio, you are sure to find exactly the software that fits your existing hardware or operating system!
• Also exclusive editions of Visual Studio such as Enterprise are available from Wiresoft as single-user licenses - as used software outside of a volume license
• All Visual Studio editions from Wiresoft are always original Microsoft software and have the same functionality
• All used software licenses of MS Visual Studio offered by Wiresoft include the complete proof of the former sources or buyers
• MS Visual Studio used software from Wiresoft is therefore audit-proof
• You can also benefit from competent, friendly advice on your used software purchase - by e-mail, telephone or chat