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Visual Studio IDE Architecture

Visual Studio 2012

The topics in this section describe Visual Studio and its integrated development environment (IDE), and introduce strategies and techniques for extending the IDE.

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Visual Studio IDE Concepts: Describes Visual Studio and the IDE, and how to create and use VSPackages and services.
VSPackages: VSPackages extend the IDE by providing UI elements, services, projects, editors, and designers.
Services: A service is a contract between two VSPackages. One VSPackage offers a specific set of interfaces for another VSPackage to consume.
Releasing a Visual Studio Integration Product: Shows how to release a Visual Studio integration product.

Related Sections

Extending Visual Studio Overview: Introduces the Visual Studio SDK and discusses how to build products that run in and extend the Visual Studio IDE.

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