

Visual Studio Online supports hosting code in the cloud, which enables access to it anywhere anytime. Features of Visual Studio Online Cloud Based Code Hosting Microsoft has made it easy for developers to build applications anywhere by utilizing cloud infrastructure to connect your favorite IDE (Visual Studio, Eclipse, XCode and other Git clients) to Visual Studio Online and enable building software without requiring you to install or configure any server. Visual Studio Online marks the shift to building applications in an online environment.

The shock was felt because while Microsoft as a whole was moving to the cloud, it was not expected that the developer tools would also be part of the cloud bandwagon. So when Microsoft recently announced public availability of Visual Studio Online, it would be a bit of an understatement to say that the developer community was a bit shocked with the announcement.

Visual Studio has long been a staple for developers targeting applications for the Microsoft ecosystem.
