2021 — Vs Express 2013

Managing libraries became significantly easier for hobbyists, as the NuGet package manager was fully integrated, allowing for "one-click" installs of frameworks like jQuery or Entity Framework. The Shift to "Community"

Microsoft eventually learned the lesson. In 2014, they released (Update 4), which killed the Express line immediately. Community gave developers full plugin support and multi-solution handling for free, rendering Express obsolete overnight. vs express 2013

Comparing Visual Studio Express 2013 to its successor, Visual Studio Community 2015, highlights just how much the industry shifted. With the release of VS Community, Microsoft essentially killed the "Express" brand. Community was essentially the Professional edition, given away for free to small teams and individuals. It supported extensions, it supported mixed languages in a single install, and it shattered the limitations of the Express line. In many ways, the existence of VS Community is a testament to the success of Express 2013; it proved that giving away the tools grew the ecosystem enough to justify giving away even more. Community was essentially the Professional edition

Visual Studio Express 2013 was a bridge between the old-school monolithic IDEs and the modern, accessible developer ecosystem we enjoy today. It proved that you didn't need a corporate budget to build high-quality software for the Windows ecosystem. Visual Studio Community 2015

Visual Studio (VS) Express 2013 is a retired suite of free development tools tailored for specific platforms like Windows Desktop, Web, and Windows Store apps

: Visual Studio Community , which offers professional-grade features for free Express vs. Professional/Ultimate

Warning: Microsoft officially removed VS Express 2013 from the main Visual Studio download page in 2019. The links now redirect to VS 2022.