Microsoft has made its Visual Studio 2010 Express versions available for download. The software giant made beta 2 of the Visual Studio 2010 Express editions available for download on Oct. 21.

Aiming to reach a larger audience of software developers, Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday announced slimmed-down “Express” editions of its Visual Studio developer tool for specific programming ...

The vendor will offer Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows Desktop, allowing users of the free version of the development tools to build software with the traditional Windows interface.

Microsoft also launched a free, entry-level version of its database, SQL Server Express, at the same time it released Visual Studio Express.

The free Express version of Microsoft's Visual Studio 2012 tool suite will allow developers to build more than just Metro-Style, Win RT-based apps for Windows 8.

Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows Desktop is due for release this fall, Somasegar said. “Adhering to the core principles we’ve set for our Express products, Visual Studio Express 2012 for ...

The Windows Azure June 2012 SDK, which supports the Visual Studio 2012 RC, is available starting this week in conjunction with a major upgrade to the Windows Azure cloud platform. Microsoft has also ...

Microsoft Visual Studio Express products are low-cost, lightweight and easy-to-learn. They include Starter Kits and other introductory features to streamline programming for the nonprofessional ...