A protocol is a set of rules that governs the communications between computers on a network. In order for two computers to talk to each other, they must be speaking the same language
Types of Protocols
| Product name | Code name | Release date | Version number | Latest Update Version | Latest Update Date | Support Ends | Supported .NET Framework (no add-on) | Supported .NET Core (no add-on) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visual Studio 2019 | Dev16 | 2019-04-02[63] | 16.0 | 16.8.3[64] | 2020-11-10 | date to be determined[66] | 3.5 - 4.8 | 2.1, 2.2, 3.0, 3.1, 5.0[67] |
| Visual Studio 2017 | Dev15[68] | 2017-03-07[69] | 15.0 | 15.9.29[70] | 2020-11-10 | April 13, 2027[71] | 3.5 - 4.7.2 | 1.0-1.1, 2.0, 2.1 |
| Visual Studio 2015 | Dev14[72] | 2015-07-20[73][74] | 14.0 | Update 3[75] | 2016-06-27 | October 14, 2025[76] | 2.0 - 4.6.1 | 1.0 |
| Visual Studio 2013 | Dev12[72] | 2013-10-17[77][78] | 12.0 | Update 5[73] | 2015-07-20 | April 9, 2024[79] | 2.0 - 4.5.1 | N/A |
| Visual Studio 2012 | Dev11[72] | 2012-09-12[80][81][82] | 11.0 | Update 5[83] | 2015-08-24 | January 10, 2023[84] | 2.0 - 4.5 | N/A |
| Visual Studio 2010 | Dev10[85] | 2010-04-12[86][87] | 10.0 | Service Pack 1[88][89] | 2011-03-10 | July 14, 2020[90] | 2.0 - 4.0 | N/A |
| Visual Studio 2008 | Orcas[91] | 2007-11-19[92] | 9.0 | Service Pack 1[93] | 2008-08-11 | April 10, 2018[94] | 2.0, 3.0, 3.5 | N/A |
| Visual Studio 2005 | Whidbey[95] | 2005-11-07[96] | 8.0 | Service Pack 1[97] | 2006-12-15 | April 12, 2016[98] | 2.0 | N/A |
| Visual Studio .NET 2003 | Everett[99] | 2003-04-24[100] | 7.1 | Service Pack 1[101] | 2006-08-15 | October 14, 2013[102] | 1.1 | N/A |
| Visual Studio .NET (2002) | Rainier[103] | 2002-02-13[104] | 7.0 | Service Pack 1[105] | 2005-03-08 | July 14, 2009[106] | 1.0 | N/A |
| Visual Studio 6.0 | Aspen[107] | 1998-09-02[108][109] | 6.0 | Service Pack 6[110] | 2004-03-29 | September 30, 2005[111][112] | N/A | N/A |
| Visual Studio 97 | Boston[113] | 1997-03-19[114][115][116] | 5.0 | Service Pack 3 | 1997-12-04 | June 30, 2003[117][118] | N/A | N/A |
