Visual Studio is the integrated development environment provided by Microsoft to create applications that use the .NET Framework. You can download the express version for free, or consider purchasing other versions that come packaged with larger feature sets.
Visual Studio and the .NET Framework provide you with the necessary tools and technologies to begin developing applications for SQL Server Compact.
SQL Server Compact 3.5 Service Pack 2 includes a host of new features and enhancements to the existing features that let developers rapidly develop and deploy applications using SQL Server and Visual Studio.
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