Visual Studio .NET and APIs
- Visual Studio 6 APIs
- Visual Basic specific API
- Visual C++ has Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC)
- C has WIN32 API
- Visual Studio.NET introduces the .NET Framework Class Library (FCL)
- Integrates a common API to all languages in Visual Studio.NET
- Choice of personal language is a matter of choice, not a requirement
- Currently contains over 3500 classes