Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows Desktop is due for release this fall, Somasegar said. “Adhering to the core principles we’ve set for our Express products, Visual Studio Express 2012 for ...

The vendor will offer Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows Desktop, allowing users of the free version of the development tools to build software with the traditional Windows interface.

The free Visual Studio Express 2012 tools for Windows 8 (Metro-style apps) and the Web are also available for download, starting today. The free Express tools for Windows Desktop (originally dropped ...

Microsoft hopes the new members of its Visual Studio product family will appeal to what it estimates are 18 million nonprofessional developers worldwide.

Visual F# Tools 3.1.1 has been released with support for both desktop and web versions of Visual Studio 2013 Express edition in addition to the ability to install it directly from PowerShell prompt.