Microsoft revives free Windows desktop development tools, didn’t mean to make you cry

Microsoft revives free Windows desktop development tools, didn't mean to make you cry

Microsoft has resuscitated Visual Studio Express for Windows Desktop, a few weeks after deciding to bump it off. The company had wanted to push developers onto the $400 professional edition of the software, but a volley of complaints forced the climbdown. When it arrives in the fall, it'll let hobbyists, beginners and open-source coders create desktop and command-line applications... for free!Microsoft revives free Windows desktop development … [Read more...]