StackSocial is offering a lifetime license of Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2022 for just $40, a 91% discount from its usual $499 price, but the deal ends on April 3. This 64-bit IDE comes with advanced tools, built-in integrations, and features like IntelliCode and CodeLens to enhance coding efficiency and collaboration. However, the license can only be used on one device, lacks Azure access and credit, and doesn't allow for installation on multiple machines or transfers.
This article explains how to set up Visual Studio Code as a Python integrated development environment (IDE) on Ubuntu Linux, including installing Python and VS Code, using VS Code with Python, creating a simple "Hello" app, and running the app within the user-friendly IDE.
Microsoft has announced that it will discontinue Visual Studio for Mac, redirecting its resources and focus to enhance Visual Studio and VS Code for cross-platform development. The latest version of Visual Studio for Mac will be supported by Microsoft through August 2024, with security updates and platform compatibility updates for the next 12 months. Microsoft recommends accessing its IDE through Windows in a machine virtual on the Mac or in the cloud, or using cross-platform compatible developer technology such as C# Dev Kit, .NET MAUI, and Unity Extensions for VS Code. Visual Studio for Mac was first introduced in 2016 and the recent Visual Studio 2022 version brought a major overhaul to the Mac version.
