When I (along with many other people) had a lot of trouble trying to install SQL Server Management Studio in an attempt to switch from the SQL Server 2008 R2 evaluation to the free Express version, I ...

I'm not a developer (yet), but my VS Code setup says otherwise.

Microsoft announced the preview release of C# Dev Kit, a new extension for Visual Studio Code intended to improve the C# development experience on Linux, macOS, Windows and more. Released just over ...

This professional-grade development environment is down to a one-time $34.97, eliminating the need for ongoing subscriptions.

In the first part of this series, I explained that there are occasionally situations in which hard coding a PowerShell interface really isn't an option because the script is almost certainly going to ...

Microsoft is making Visual Studio more agentic. New tools handle remote coding tasks and analyze live app behavior to find ...

Visual Studio has never really been the lightweight option. It's not the tool you open just to tweak a config file or write a quick script. It is the big Windows development environment, the one built ...

Knowing Windows PowerShell is no longer a bonus for IT professionals who work with Windows Server -- it's a requirement. As Windows PowerShell becomes more prominent, the Windows Server GUI is fading ...

Build Modern Apps Faster With Visual Studio 2026’s AI Tools for Less Than $45 This latest version of Visual Studio brings AI-assisted coding and cross-platform tools at a one-time price of $42.97 with ...