13 open source development projects making waves in the enterprise If the open source model has a sweet spot, it’s in programming tools.

Microsoft has eased some licensing requirements for Visual Studio Build Tools (VSBT), which comprises a standalone MSVC compiler, libraries and scripts for C++.

We trace the rise of free open source software—code that can be freely modified and shared—from philosophical outlier to modern powerhouse ...

Powerful open-source software, such as Python, R, and the commercial software MATLAB, demands good coding skills. Writing original code could be challenging for students with no prior programming ...

Black Duck, the company that focuses on automated open-source code management, and Microsoft are integrating Black Duck's Hub program with Microsoft Visual Studio Team Services (TS), formerly ...

If you program microcontrollers like the Arduino, you should check out XOD and see how you like visually creating software. The software is open source and currently, can target the Arduino or ...

Developing programs with tools that allow menus, buttons, icons and other screen components to be selected from a palette. Also called a "GUI builder," visual programming tools allow the user ...

So into this visual programming based tool. The tool is open source and it's free to use, free to download. So just download it, take the book, and start playing with it.