Paul Krill
Editor at Large

Visual Studio SDK touted

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Mar 1, 20071 min

Microsoft has released Version 4 of the Visual Studio 2005 Software Development Kit, enabling developers to build custom tools, editors, designers, languages and other extensions for the company's development environment. The new SDK includes broader integration possibilities and new community resources, Microsoft said. Among the features of the SDK are a Toolbox Control Installer as well as a tool for generatin

Microsoft has released Version 4 of the Visual Studio 2005 Software Development Kit, enabling developers to build custom tools, editors, designers, languages and other extensions for the company’s development environment.

The new SDK includes broader integration possibilities and new community resources, Microsoft said. Among the features of the SDK are a Toolbox Control Installer as well as a tool for generating managed class library documentation and a Visual Studio SDK Browser.

Microsoft has set up its Visual Studio 2005 Extensibility Center offering information on the SDK, which can itself be accessed here.

Paul Krill

Paul Krill is editor at large at InfoWorld. Paul has been covering computer technology as a news and feature reporter for more than 35 years, including 30 years at InfoWorld. He has specialized in coverage of software development tools and technologies since the 1990s, and he continues to lead InfoWorld’s news coverage of software development platforms including Java and .NET and programming languages including JavaScript, TypeScript, PHP, Python, Ruby, Rust, and Go. Long trusted as a reporter who prioritizes accuracy, integrity, and the best interests of readers, Paul is sought out by technology companies and industry organizations who want to reach InfoWorld’s audience of software developers and other information technology professionals. Paul has won a “Best Technology News Coverage” award from IDG.

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