Visual Studio

Article summary

Visual Studio is an integrated development environment (IDE) developed by Microsoft. It is used to develop computer programs including websites, web apps, web services and mobile apps. Visual Studio uses Microsoft software development platforms including Windows API, Windows Forms, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Microsoft Store and Microsoft Silverlight. It can produce both native code and managed code. Visual Studio includes a code editor supporting IntelliSense (the code completion component) as well as code refactoring. The integrated debugger works as both a source-level debugger and as a machine-level debugger. Other built-in tools include a code profiler, designer for building GUI applications, web designer, class designer, and database schema designer. It accepts plug-ins that expand the functionality at almost every level—including adding support for source control systems (like Subversion and Git) and adding new toolsets like editors and visual designers for domain-specific languages or toolsets for other aspects of the software development lifecycle (like the Azure DevOps client: Team Explorer). Visual Studio supports 36 different programming languages and allows the code editor and debugger to support (to varying degrees) nearly any programming language, provided a language-specific service exists.…

Key claims

1. employees: 250 employees — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. release date: 1997 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 1998 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 2002 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. release date: 2002 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. release date: 2006-09-13 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. release date: 2005 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. release date: 2006-12-14 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. release date: 2007 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
10. release date: 2008 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
11. release date: 2007-11-19 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
12. release date: 2008-08-11 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
13. release date: 2008 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
14. release date: 2010 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
15. release date: 2011 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
16. release date: 2012 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
17. release date: 2012 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
18. release date: 2014-01-20 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
19. release date: 2014-05-12 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
20. release date: 2014-08-04 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
21. release date: 2014-11-12 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
22. release date: 2015-07-20 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
23. release date: 2014-06-03 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
24. release date: 2015-07-20 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
25. release date: 2015-11-30 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
26. release date: 2016-03-30 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
27. release date: 2016-06-27 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
28. release date: 2017-03-07 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
29. release date: 2016-03-30 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
30. release date: 2016-05-10 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
31. release date: 2016-07-07 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
32. release date: 2016-08-22 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
33. release date: 2016-10-05 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
34. release date: 2017 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
35. release date: 2017 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
36. release date: 2017-05-12 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
37. release date: 2017 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
38. release date: 2018-08-02 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
39. release date: 2019-04-02 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
40. release date: 2021-11-08 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
41. release date: 2011-07-26 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the employees is "250 employees". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the release date is "1997". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "1998". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "2002". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the release date is "2002". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the release date is "2006-09-13". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the release date is "2005". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the release date is "2006-12-14". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. The record states that the release date is "2007". What evidence would count against this claim?
11. The record states that the release date is "2008". What evidence would count against this claim?
12. The record states that the release date is "2007-11-19". What evidence would count against this claim?
13. The record states that the release date is "2008-08-11". What evidence would count against this claim?
14. The record states that the release date is "2008". What evidence would count against this claim?
15. The record states that the release date is "2010". What evidence would count against this claim?
16. The record states that the release date is "2011". What evidence would count against this claim?
17. The record states that the release date is "2012". What evidence would count against this claim?
18. The record states that the release date is "2012". What evidence would count against this claim?
19. The record states that the release date is "2014-01-20". What evidence would count against this claim?
20. The record states that the release date is "2014-05-12". What evidence would count against this claim?
21. The record states that the release date is "2014-08-04". What evidence would count against this claim?
22. The record states that the release date is "2014-11-12". What evidence would count against this claim?
23. The record states that the release date is "2015-07-20". What evidence would count against this claim?
24. The record states that the release date is "2014-06-03". What evidence would count against this claim?
25. The record states that the release date is "2015-07-20". What evidence would count against this claim?
26. The record states that the release date is "2015-11-30". What evidence would count against this claim?
27. The record states that the release date is "2016-03-30". What evidence would count against this claim?
28. The record states that the release date is "2016-06-27". What evidence would count against this claim?
29. The record states that the release date is "2017-03-07". What evidence would count against this claim?
30. The record states that the release date is "2016-03-30". What evidence would count against this claim?
31. The record states that the release date is "2016-05-10". What evidence would count against this claim?
32. The record states that the release date is "2016-07-07". What evidence would count against this claim?
33. The record states that the release date is "2016-08-22". What evidence would count against this claim?
34. The record states that the release date is "2016-10-05". What evidence would count against this claim?
35. The record states that the release date is "2017". What evidence would count against this claim?
36. The record states that the release date is "2017". What evidence would count against this claim?
37. The record states that the release date is "2017-05-12". What evidence would count against this claim?
38. The record states that the release date is "2017". What evidence would count against this claim?
39. The record states that the release date is "2018-08-02". What evidence would count against this claim?
40. The record states that the release date is "2019-04-02". What evidence would count against this claim?
41. The record states that the release date is "2021-11-08". What evidence would count against this claim?
42. The record states that the release date is "2011-07-26". What evidence would count against this claim?
43. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
44. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1378568112