Visual Studio

INTRODUCTION TO VISUAL STUDIO

What is Visual Studio?

Visual Studio is the compiler for building powerful software, designing and developing websites. As the name implies “Visual Studio”, it comprises of different programming languages such as visual C++, Visual C#, Visual Basic, Visual F#, etc.

Since Visual Studio is a software, which means it has to be installed on your personal computer (PC). When opening Visual Studio for the first time after you might have installed it to your PC, there will be a form asking you to choose the programming language you will be using often. Select Visual C-sharp (C#) because it is the programming we are going to concentrate on in this platform.

Components of Visual Studio

Visual Studio is made up of three (3) components, they are;

• ·         Console Applications;

• ·         Window-Base Applications; and

• ·         Web-Base Applications

CONSOLE APPLICATIONS

The console application of Visual C-sharp(C#) is of command prompt (displays in the form of black board), just like FORTRAN and other procedural languages. When you run an application in console application of visual C-sharp, the result shows in blackboard. But it is a pity that most modern complex applications do not use this means.

WINDOW-BASE APPLICATIONS

The window-base application of visual C-sharp (C#) uses the modern form of application to display to the user. The software you installed on your personal computer (PC) are developed using window-base application of visual c-sharp (C#).

WEB-BASE APPLICATION

The web-base application of visual c-sharp (C#) uses your computer browser to display to the users. It is used to create webpages for websites. After developing any website, it will have to be hosted for everyone to make use of it.