Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.6 Build Tools

Tech giant Microsoft has released an updated (version 15.6) Visual Studio 2017 Build Tools. The new Visual Studio Build Tools provides a lightweight option for installing the tools you need for building native or managed MSBuild applications without requiring the Visual Studio IDE.

About Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 Build Tools. These tools allow you to build C++ libraries and applications targeting Windows desktop. They are the same tools that you find in Visual Studio 2017 in a scriptable standalone installer. Now you only need to download the tools you need to build C++ projects. The Visual C++ Build Tools download is refreshed to include every Visual Studio update. Visual Studio updates won't install on top of the Visual C++ Build Tools installation.

About Microsoft Visual Studio 2017. In this release, Microsoft has focused on four areas — productivity and performance, mobile, cloud, and devops. In its release notes, Microsoft said that 2017 release brings a lightweight and modular installation experience. It allows the developers to only get the components they need. Microsoft also claims that Visual Studio 2017 starts up to 3 times faster as compared to Visual Studio 2015. This release is designed to support teams in a better manner, it comes with tools to provide for developing NET Core 1.0 and 1.1 apps, microservices, and Docker containers. Xamarin integration in Visual Studio 2017 has been made better with a Xamarin Forms previewer and improved IntelliSense for Xamarin Forms XAML. An improved Git integration will be liked by devops. Visual Studio now makes use of the Git executables. Overall, more Git functionality is available directly within the DE.

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Product: Microsoft Visual Studio Build Tools
Version: 2017 version 15.6
Supported Architectures: x86
Website Home Page : www.visualstudio.com
Language: english, russian
System Requirements: PC
Supported Operating Systems: Windows 7even or newer / Windows Server 2012 R2 or 2016
Size: 8.2 Gb