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Is there a reason Microsoft doesn't make their VS Studio IDE work with Java? Yes, I'm aware of the 3rd party plugins available, but it would be nice to see offi
by bitmapbrother 11y ago
Is there a reason Microsoft doesn't make their VS Studio IDE work with Java? Yes, I'm aware of the 3rd party plugins available, but it would be nice to see official support for what is the world's most popular language according to the TIOBE index.
- cm2187 11y agoOld scars perhaps. VS initially had a java IDE, but then they got sued by Sun, which ultimately resulted in Microsoft developing C# as a Java killer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_J%2B%2B https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_J%2B%2B
- teh_klev 11y agoThat was old Visual Studio, from the days of VS6 which shipped VB6, prior to the launch of Visual Studio.NET (2002).