Getting Started with Visual Studio
You can use Visual Studio to build Windows Store apps, desktop apps, mobile apps, ASP.NET web apps, and XML web services. You can write code in Visual Basic, Visual C#, Visual C++, Visual F#, and JavaScript, and create mixed-language solutions more easily. And you can simplify the development of web apps and XML web services by accessing key technologies in the .NET Framework.
Whether you are new to Visual Studio or have used earlier versions, the following documents are designed to help you start using this version quickly.
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Learn about new and changed features. |
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Familiarize yourself with the IDE. |
Walkthrough: Explore the Visual Studio IDE with C# or Visual Basic |
Start to build Windows Store apps. |
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Learn how to use Visual Basic and Visual C# to develop simple apps. |
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Incrementally adopt the features for application lifecycle management in Visual Studio. |
Adopting Visual Studio and Team Foundation Server for Application Lifecycle Management |
Migrate apps that were created in earlier versions of Visual Studio. |
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Learn what you can do to keep your apps secure. |
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Discover how to implement various programming tasks in code, and get step-by-step guidance about how to use various features and technologies. |
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Watch videos, work with virtual labs, and access more code samples. |
See Also
Concepts
JavaScript in Visual Studio 2012
Application Lifecycle Management with Visual Studio and Team Foundation Server
Other Resources
Getting Started with Visual Basic
Getting Started with Visual C#
Getting Started with Visual C++ in Visual Studio 2012
Using Visual Studio to Write F# Programs
Getting Started (Office Development in Visual Studio)