Chapter 9. Languages

In this chapter, we will cover the following recipes:

  • Fortifying JavaScript applications with TypeScript
  • Integrating Python into Visual Studio
  • Integrating Python with .NET
  • Targeting Linux with Visual Studio 2015

Introduction

Historically, Visual Studio has focused on specific Microsoft-centric languages, including C++, C#, and Visual Basic. Between the Internet, mobile devices, and the ever-increasing rapid pace of change, new computer languages are being created in an effort to ease development, and present new solutions to problems. In view of these changes, it is easy to see that Microsoft seeks to position VS2015 as the tool of choice for any development work taking place on Windows, regardless of the ultimate target platform. ...

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