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Microsoft developed Visual Studio 2010 Express which is a set of free tools from Microsoft which offer an exciting experience with the new integrated development environment. The Visual Studio 2010 is a new editor built in Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and support for the new .NET Framework 4 for non-professional developers like students.
The professionals can build dynamic Window applications, Websites, and Web services. Basically, Visual Studio 2010 Express is the lightweight version of Visual Studio 2010. You can download Microsoft Visual Studio Express 2010 from Microsoft Official website.
Visual Studio 2010 Express Product Highlight
Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition – Productivity that is ideal for first time or casual Windows programming.
Visual C# 2008 Express Edition – A great combination of power and productivity for the Windows developer.
Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition – Horsepower with a finer degree of control than other Express Editions.
Visual Web Developer 2008 Express Edition – An easy-to-use environment for dynamic Web application development.
SQL Server 2008 Express and SQL Server Compact Edition – A powerful and easy-to-use set of databases to complement each Express Edition.
Visual Studio 2010 Express Free Tools
Choose the language that is right for you.
Visual Web Developer 2010 Express – environment for dynamic Web application development.
Microsoft Visual Basic 2010 Express is ideal for the developer learning to program on Microsoft® Windows®.
Microsoft Visual 2010 Express offers a great combination of power and productivity for Window developers building on .NET.
Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Express provides developers the horsepower with a finer degree of control than the other Visual Studio Express productions.
Visual Studio 2010 Express Features
Visual Studio 2010 Express supports the new .NET Framework 4.
Visual Studio 2010 Express products have a new integrated development environment (IDE) including a new Windows Presentation Framework code editor.
In this new release, Visual Studio® 2010 Express gains multi-monitor support as well as part of the new IDE.
Unique to Visual Studio® 2010 Express is a new streamlined user experience, focuses on the most common commands by hiding some of the more advanced menus and toolbars. These are easily accessible by users through the Tools / Settings menu.
The features which not included in Visual Studio 2010 Express they are MFC or ATL, and lacks Windows GUI libraries and includes files. So that the users can not able to develop Windows GUI application using the Express edition. You can download (http://www.microsoft.com/express/Downloads/) Visual Studio 2010 Express free from microsoft.com.
Source (http://www.microsoft.com/express/windows/)