Microsoft Visual Studio is an Integrated Development Environment (IDE), a system designed to aid computer programmers in software development. It enables both users and devices to access a web-based communication system through XML Web services, and a platform from which applications can be modified regardless of their base programming language.

A key ingredient to the success of the Microsoft Visual Studio is its capability to concurrently operate within multiple systems. The software focuses on the progression of Internet-based technologies; its design incorporates the fluidity and efficiency necessary to deploy these applications despite conflicting systems, disparate programming languages, or dissimilar devices.

The Microsoft Visual Studio is available in several versions: Enterprise Architect, Enterprise Developer, Professional, or Academic. The software can incorporate features such as Visual Basic.Net, Visual C++, Visual C#, Visual J#, or Microsoft SQL Server. Each of these components can be added into the Visual Studio at any time, leaving room for future development in the overall system.

In order to optimize on the unique, customizable features of Microsoft Visual Studio, developers created another level of core enhancement: Add-In Architecture. This feature allows additional information and original content to be integrated into the Visual Studio network. This process supplies the tools and features needed to create intrinsic enhancements and is based on the ingenuity and requirements of the user.