Microsoft Visual Studio Ultimate

Designed especially for advanced programmers and for creating professional applications, Microsoft Visual Studio Ultimate is everything you can ask for from an integrated development environment.

The Ultimate edition of Visual Studio integrates all the features of the Professional and Express editions and more, providing web, software and game developers with a complete set of professional tools to work with.

Due to its complexity, this program is definitely not recommended for rookies. Nevertheless, advanced programmers surely find its powerful tools useful for simplifying the development process. From design to deployment, you can use its features to code, compile, debug and test the applications you create.

In comparison with the free Express edition, which is language-specific, Microsoft Visual Studio Ultimate lets you experiment with ASP.NET, Silverlight, Sharepoint, CSS, JavaScript, XML, AJAX, Visual C++ and more. You can find F# and Windows Azure integration, as well as create WPF applications.

Once you make your pick, the application wizard can help you configure its structure and appearance, guiding you through the development process.

The program is packed with thorough testing tools (such as web performance, load and case tests), database deployment, architecture and modeling features, as well as virtual and checkpoint environment creation.

IntelliTrace enhances the debugging experience, by allowing you to reproduce the detected bugs in your code. Static code analysis and profiling are other features that enable you to deliver quality code, while the integrated lifecycle management tools help with organizing your project in order to obtain high-quality results with low costs.

This complex software is bundled with a wide range of developer and testing features that require extra system resources, so don't be surprised if it heavily uses your CPU and memory.

Microsoft Visual Studio Ultimate provides users with multi-platform support in a single IDE. Bringing a variety of features, it is in the upper echelon of suites designed for developing and deploying professional applications.