Developer Tools

Explore the comprehensive suite of tools designed to enhance your development workflow, streamline debugging, and optimize application performance on Microsoft platforms.

Core Development Tools

These are the foundational tools for building applications with Microsoft technologies.

• Visual Studio

  The integrated development environment (IDE) for Windows, web, and cloud development. Supports multiple languages and platforms.

• Visual Studio Code

  A lightweight but powerful source code editor. Excellent for web development, cloud applications, and scripting. Highly extensible.

• .NET SDK

  The essential tools for developing, building, and deploying .NET applications. Includes the compiler, runtime, and libraries.

System & Performance Tools

Tools for understanding system behavior, diagnosing issues, and optimizing performance.

• Windows Performance Recorder (WPR) & Analyzer (WPA)

  Tools for capturing system performance traces and analyzing them to identify bottlenecks.

• Sysinternals Suite

  A collection of advanced utilities for managing, troubleshooting, and understanding Windows-based systems.

• Debugger (WinDbg, CDB)

  Powerful command-line debuggers for kernel-mode and user-mode debugging, essential for deep system analysis.

Platform-Specific Tools

Tools tailored for specific Microsoft platforms and technologies.

• Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)

  Run Linux environments, including most command-line tools, utilities, and applications—directly on Windows.

• SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)

  The primary tool for managing SQL Server databases, from querying to administration.

• Azure CLI

  Command-line tools for managing Azure resources. Automate deployments and management tasks.

Popular Tool Categories

• Integrated Development Environments (IDEs)
• Debuggers
• Profilers
• Command-Line Interfaces (CLIs)
• Virtualization & Container Tools