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Visual Studio Visual Studio is an integrated development environment (IDE) developed by Microsoft. It is used to develop computer programs including web site, websites, web apps, web services and mobile apps. Visual Studio uses Microsoft software development ...

Industry Partner (VSIP) Program (formerly Visual Studio Integration Program) allows third-party developers and software vendors to develop tools, components and languages for use in the Microsoft Visual Studio .NET IDE. The program offers partnership benefits including co-marketing opportunities, and

licensing options as well as extended access to Microsoft technical and premier support. The VSIP SDK (

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) facilitates development of integrated tools and includes development software and documentation that can be used within the Visual Studio .NET IDE directly. Extensions to the IDE, also known as " Add-ins", can be as simple as adding a custom server control to the

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, or as complex as adding support for a new

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-compliant language. Visual Studio Express is limited and does not support third-party extensions.

External links

Visual Studio Industry Partner home page

Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN)

Visual Studio Extensibility Center
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