April 12, 2010 Developer: Microsoft

It was the Ferrari of IDEs in 2010. Today? It’s a classic car—beautiful, nostalgic, but maybe don't drive it on the information superhighway anymore.

changed the industry's expectation of what a "complete" development environment should offer. specific features of the Ultimate edition, or are you looking for a comparison with modern versions of Visual Studio? Acceptance Test-Driven Development - JYX 6 Dec 2011 —

: Added code zooming and a more legible "Consolas" font. Quick Find : Improved search speed and integrated results. System Requirements Processor : 1.6 GHz or faster. RAM : 1 GB (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit). Hard Disk : Up to 3 GB of available space. OS : Windows XP SP3, Vista, 7, or Server 2003/2008. Legacy & Current Status Mainstream Support : Ended July 2015. Extended Support : Ended July 2020.