Aiming to reach a larger audience of software developers, Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday announced slimmed-down “Express” editions of its Visual Studio developer tool for specific programming languages.

Microsoft Wednesday said that an entry-level edition of its Visual Studio tools will remain free and available for use without restrictions for developers. Microsoft initially offered Visual Studio ...

Visual Studio Express products are for neophyte developers. In his blog on Saturday, S. “Soma” Somasegar, corporate vice president of the Microsoft developer division, said the Visual Studio 2008 ...