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New to Visual Studio?
Learning a new development tool can be overwhelming. Take this step-by-step learning journey at your own pace to successfully create a simple app in any language of your choice. Let’s get started!
Install Visual Studio
First please make sure to open your Visual Studio download and install. You can save installation time and disk space by selecting just the components needed. You can always incrementally add more components later at any time as needed.
Getting started with Visual Studio IDE
To develop any type of app or learn a language, you’ll be working in the Visual Studio Integrated Development Environment (IDE). Beyond code editing, Visual Studio IDE brings together graphical designers, compilers, code completion tools, , source control, extensions and many more features in one place. Watch this short video to get familiar with the IDE and to learn how to use it for basic tasks.
Make it your own with themes and more
Prefer dark theme? Want to change the layout of windows to your liking? Have favorite keyboard shortcuts? Check out this short video where we walk you through some cool personalization options like themes, fonts, window layout and custom keyboard shortcuts available in Visual Studio.
Learn how to customize even more settings from these step-by-step guide
Start a tutorial
- Choose an area of development you are most interested in learning
- Follow the step-by-step tutorial to gain a basic understanding of building a simple application
- Complete your learning by watching the video series and following the recommended beginner guides
C++
C++, C, and assembly language development tools and libraries are available as part of Visual Studio on Windows. You can use C++ in Visual Studio to create anything from simple console to Windows desktop apps, from device drivers and operating system components to cross-platform games for mobile devices, and from small IoT devices to multi-server computing in the Azure cloud.
Desktops apps
Step by step tutorial
Let’s get started with something simple. Begin your learning by creating a console calculator app
Additional Guides
.NET
Using Visual Studio and .NET, you can develop applications for desktop, web, mobile, games, and IoT. You can write .NET apps in C#, F# or Visual Basic language.
Desktop development using .NET Core
Step-by-step tutorial
To start simple, create a Windows console app with .NET Core. Also learn how to debug and publish
Ready to do more? Here’s another .NET Core step-by-step tutorial to follow along and learn:
Web/Cloud development using ASP.NET Core
Watch
Step by step tutorial
Create web app with ASP.NET Core Razor pages
Game development using Unity
Machine Learning using ML.NET
Watch
Step-by-step 10 minute tutorial
Using ML.NET in Visual Studio train and use your first machine learning model
JavaScript/TypeScript
Visual Studio provides rich support for JavaScript development, both using JavaScript directly, and also using the TypeScript, an open-source language which builds on JavaScript and is often used in large size web app development.
Web application
Learn how to create an ASP.NET Core web application using Typescript
Additional guides
Node.js
Web/Cloud development with Node.js tools
Create a web app in Visual Studio using Node.js tools with Express web app framework
React Web UI
React is a popular JavaScript library developed by Facebook for building web application user interfaces. Create a simple web app using Node.js tools in Visual Studio with React. Join Node.js Tools for Visual Studio community on GitHub
Python
Visual Studio is a powerful IDE for Python language through its built-in Python Development and Data Science workloads. Python is a popular, easy to learn, free to use programming language with many free libraries. In Visual Studio, use Python to build web applications, web services, desktop apps, scripting, and scientific computing. It is used by many universities, scientists, casual, and professional developers alike.
Data Science and Analytical applications
Step by step tutorial
Create your first Python app using interactive development
Desktop app
Web applications
Step by step tutorial
Expand your Visual Studio skills by area
Ready to do more? Extend your skills with additional learning modules recommended for your learning path
DevelopWrite and manage your code using the code editor
BuildCompile and build your source code
Version ControlShare code using source control technologies such as Git and TFVC.
ExtendAdd your own functionality to the Visual Studio IDE improve your development experience.
DataCreate data apps that connect to any database or service, and anywhere—local or cloud.
DebugWrite and manage your code using the code editor
CollaborateShare, edit, and debug code in a collaborative, real-time enviroment.