Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 Enterprise

Visual Studio 2017 Enterprise: Microsoft's development environment with tools for diagnostics, testing and architecture

Visual Studio 2017 Enterprise is the Enterprise edition of Microsoft's integrated development environment (IDE) from 2017. In addition to the editor, compiler, debugger and Git integration, it includes tools that matter above all in larger projects with an extensive code base: the IntelliTrace execution recording, Live Unit Testing, IntelliTest, Microsoft Fakes, code coverage analysis as well as code maps, dependency diagrams and the detection of code duplicates. The version is mainly suitable for teams maintaining existing projects that were created with Visual Studio 2017 and the associated compilers and frameworks.

Core features of the IDE

The installer introduced with Visual Studio 2017 organises the tools by workloads, so that only what the respective project needs is installed; offline installations and installation via the command line are possible. With Open Folder, code can be edited without a solution, for example in CMake-based C++ projects. In the debugger, Run to Click continues a program up to a line of code with a click next to that line. Visual Studio 2017 supports C# 7.0, the .NET Framework in versions 3.5 and 4.5.2 to 4.7 as well as .NET Core 1.0 to 2.0. Android and iOS apps are created with Xamarin and C#, iOS apps together with a configured Mac, and Linux applications in C++, Python and Node.js.

Tools of the Enterprise edition

IntelliTrace records events and exceptions during debugging so that the program flow can be examined afterwards without running the application again up to the faulty point. This is particularly helpful for errors that are difficult to reproduce deliberately.

Live Unit Testing displays test results and code coverage directly in the editor while you are still editing. In Visual Studio 2017, it supports MSTest, xUnit and NUnit for C# and Visual Basic projects with .NET Framework. IntelliTest automatically generates test cases for C# code that targets the .NET Framework. With Microsoft Fakes, dependencies in .NET unit tests are replaced by stand-ins so that a component can be tested in isolation. Code coverage shows after a test run which parts of the code were covered by tests and where tests are still missing.

For architecture, the Enterprise edition provides code maps, which display dependencies in the code graphically and make it easier to get to grips with code that has grown over time. In dependency diagrams, the desired layering of an application is defined; since Visual Studio 2017, live validation reports violations while you are still editing. Code clone analysis finds duplicate or similar sections of code.

Buy Visual Studio 2017 Enterprise: licence and scope of delivery

You receive a perpetual licence for Visual Studio 2017 Enterprise. The licence applies to one user, who can install Visual Studio on several devices; simultaneous use on many computers is not licensed. The scope of delivery includes:

• the product key for Visual Studio 2017 Enterprise
• the download link for the software (all downloads are also available under Software Download)

Once your payment has been received, your product key is displayed directly on the order confirmation page and also sent to you by email. After that, you can retrieve it again at any time: with a customer account under My Product Codes, without a customer account via the Guest Portal.

If you have any questions about installation or activation, our Support team is available around the clock by email, and you will find instructions under Guides and FAQ. For several developer workstations, offers for businesses, schools and public authorities are available in the B2B Area. You will find further versions in the category Development & Programming and under PC Software.

System requirements

Minimum requirements according to Microsoft. Administrator rights are required for installation, and Microsoft recommends an SSD for better performance.