Choosing the right version of Visual Studio 2015

With V2015, Microsoft has greatly simplified the different offerings it provides. If you work on open source projects or independent developers, Visual Studio Community 2015 is free of charge and probably your best choice. Professional developers working in corporate settings or larger software companies should choose between Visual Studio Professional and Visual Studio Enterprise. If the price is of no concern, then Enterprise is a better choice as it includes all the available features. Note that Visual Studio Premium is no longer available for VS2015.

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Different editions of VS2015 can be installed side by side, so feel free to install any/all of the above as needed for your work.