Yes it is, Community[0] is actually the same as Professional just with a different license, the offer does also include DreamSpark[1] so you can get a bunch of

Yes it is, Community[0] is actually the same as Professional just with a different license, the offer does also include DreamSpark[1] so you can get a bunch of other tools, which you could always get free as a student. Looks like GitHub/Microsoft are doing some cross marketing as DreamSpark now includes the GitHub Student Developer Pack[2]. [0] http://www.visualstudio.com/products/visual-studio-community-vs http://www.visualstudio.com/products/visual-studio-community... [1] https://www.dreamspark.com/Student/Software-Catalog.aspx https://www.dreamspark.com/Student/Software-Catalog.aspx [2] https://www.dreamspark.com/Product/Product.aspx?productid=92 https://www.dreamspark.com/Product/Product.aspx?productid=92