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.

The SQL Server Express and Visual Studio Express editions are targeted at a variety of developers, from beginning Windows developers, hobbyist Web developers, amateur game developers and hardware ...

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 ...