Microsoft Visual Studio Now Free For Non-Commercial Use!

If you like programming, one of the major frustrations with Windows has always been the cost of obtaining development tools. While there are admittedly many companies offering products at good value, the "gold standard" in this area has always been Microsoft, and their products are expensive. Visual Studio 2013, for example, which is the ultimate development suite containing everything you need in order to write Windows programs, retails for upwards of $500.

Until now, at least.

Microsoft has now announced Visual Studio Community 2013. It’s pretty much a full copy of Visual Studio, as available in the shops for $500 or so. You can use it to create programs for Windows, Android and iOS. The deal is that it’s available for use by individuals, non-profit companies, and teams of fewer than 5 developers. Which pretty much means every amateur programmer on the planet.

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