Installing Visual Studio Community

Visual Studio Community edition is the free version of Visual Studio. It is more than enough for what we need, but if you're a part of an enterprise company or a big team, you might want to consider the paid versions.

To install Visual Studio Community, open your browser and browse to https://www.visualstudio.com/vs/community, and then click on the Download VS Community 2017 button. There are versions for both the Windows and macOS operating systems to choose from.

Once the download is complete, locate the downloaded file and run it. You might be asked by the Windows User Account Control system to allow the file to make changes to your computer — click Yes to continue:

After the installation begins, follow ...

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