You can get Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2026 on sale for A$72 right now (reg. A$719). Visual Studio is Microsoft’s fully featured, Windows-only IDE aimed at developers working on serious projects — large codebases, cross-platform apps, and team-based workflows. It’s a 64-bit environment built to handle complex solutions without slowing down, which matters if you’re compiling large .NET or C++ projects or juggling multiple workloads.
Supports cross-platform development targeting Windows, Linux, containers, and cloud environments
Includes first-party integrations with Azure and GitHub for common DevOps workflows
Lets you build desktop, web, and mobile apps using tools like .NET MAUI and Blazor
Offers hot reload so you can apply code changes without restarting apps
Includes CodeLens for viewing code history, test status, and references directly in the editor
AI-assisted features help with autocomplete, refactoring, and reducing boilerplate code
Not ideal for beginners, macOS or Linux users, or anyone without a reasonably powerful Windows machine
License must be redeemed within 30 days and activated with a Microsoft account
You can get lifetime access to Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2026 on sale for A$72 right now (reg. A$719), though prices can change at any time.
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