April 14, 2025
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When Microsoft launched Visual Studio 2015 back in July 2015, it marked a pivotal moment for independent developers, students, and small teams. The introduction of the — a fully-featured, free version of the professional IDE — democratized Windows and cross-platform development in a way we hadn’t seen since the early days of Visual Studio Express.