What's In the Professional Edition

   

Visual Studio, Professional Edition, consists of the following Microsoft development tools:

Visual Basic

Visual Basic is the fastest and easiest way to create applications for Microsoft® Windows. Visual Basic provides a complete set of tools to simplify rapid application development, whether you are an experienced developer or new to Windows programming. You can take advantage of these tools to create a small utility for yourself or your work group, a large enterprise-wide system, or even a distributed application that spans the globe via the Internet.

For More Information   See the following topics online in MSDN Library Visual Studio 6.0.

Visual C++

Visual C++ is the development tool used to build many of the most well-known desktop software applications in the world, including Microsoft® Word and Microsoft® Excel. Many applications continue to require the language flexibility of C++ and the performance tuning options of a sophisticated C/C++ compiler, which makes Visual C++ the ideal tool for the most demanding performance requirements.

For More Information   See the following topics online in MSDN Library Visual Studio 6.0.

Visual FoxPro

Visual FoxPro is the object-oriented database management system that gives you speed, power, and flexibility, and provides object and event models that help you create and modify applications faster than ever before. With Visual FoxPro, you can also quickly create automation servers that can be deployed locally or remotely.

For More Information   See the following topics online in MSDN Library Visual Studio 6.0.

Visual InterDev

Visual InterDev is the Web development system that provides all the tools for creating dynamic Internet and intranet Web applications. With Visual InterDev, you can create data-driven Web applications, Web applications that take advantage of the latest advances in browser technology, and integrated Web-based solutions that can include applets or server-side COM components created in Visual Basic, Visual C++, Visual FoxPro, and Visual J++.

For More Information   See the following topics online in MSDN Library Visual Studio 6.0.

Visual J++

Visual J++ is the tool that offers a high-productivity visual environment and integrated high-performance components to create, test, tune, and deploy Java code. Visual J++ is an integrated Windows-hosted development tool for Java programming. With Visual J++, you can create, compile, modify, run, and debug Java programs within a single environment. You can also package your Java applications and applets for easy distribution to the Web.

For More Information   See the following topics online in MSDN Library Visual Studio 6.0.