Microsoft provides an Integrated development environment to develop applications using .NET supported languages that is Visual basic community and it is free of cost.
- First Download Visual basic community from here.
![microsoft 1](https://www.programmerbay.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/microsoft-1-300x129.png)
2. Run the installer, a window would open up with a variety of options, choose appropriate options(in my case, I selected .NET Desktop Development )
![microsoft 2](https://www.programmerbay.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/microsoft-2-300x139.png)
- Now, Open up your newly installed visual studio and choose a file from the menu bar, then press ‘new’ tab and create a new project.
![get started](https://www.programmerbay.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/get-started-300x206.png)
4. Select Console Application from the Visual C#, give a name to your project, that’s it!
![get started 1](https://www.programmerbay.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/get-started-1-300x145.png)
- After creating the project, your code editor is now before you.
- Once you have done with your program, run your program by using F5 function key.
![get started 2](https://www.programmerbay.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/get-started-2-300x163.png)