Visual Studio is a suite of component-based development tools and other technologies for building powerful, high-performance applications. In addition, Visual Studio is optimized for team-based design, development, and deployment of enterprise solutions.

In This Section
- What's New in Visual Studio 2010
Provides links to topics that describe the new features and technologies in Visual Studio.
- Introducing Visual Studio
Describes the features in Visual Studio and the .NET Framework, and gives pointers about how to get started with this version of Visual Studio.
- Installing Visual Studio
Describes side-by-side support for earlier Visual Studio versions, the features available in each edition, and other information related to installing and maintaining Visual Studio.
- Quick Technology Finder (Visual Studio)
Describes some of the technologies that are supported in Visual Studio, for example, Visual Web Developer and the .NET Framework.
- Application Development in Visual Studio
Describes how to design, develop, debug, test, deploy, and manage applications created by using Visual Studio.
- Visual Studio Languages
Provides links to topics that describe the programming languages in Visual Studio.
- Accessing Data in Visual Studio
Describes how to enable data integration in distributed, scalable applications.
- Creating Windows-Based Applications
Provides links to information about how to create traditional Windows-based applications.
- Office Development in Visual Studio
Shows how to create business applications that collect, analyze, adjust, or present information, and that take advantage of the functionality of Microsoft Office.
- SharePoint Development in Visual Studio
Provides links to topics about how to create SharePoint applications in Visual Studio.
- Visual Studio Software Development Kit (SDK)
Provides links to topics about the Visual Studio SDK, which you can use to develop products that integrate with the Visual Studio product family.
- Glossary
Provides definitions for common terms used in Visual Studio and the .NET Framework.

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