Is Visual Studio only used for programming?

Question

Is Visual Studio only used for programming and coding, or does it have other features?

In a work environment, how is Visual Studio used for other kinds of work?

Answer 1

I think the only non-coding related feature it could possibly have, is that you can use it as a plain old text editor.

Answer 2

It's generally only used for coding or changing XML files. It is also able to connect to SQL Databases

Answer 3

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/default.aspx

Answer 4

You can do some things outside of coding, but it's not really the best at many of those. You can edit text files, xml files, use it to access a database and do queries, make diagrams (class diagrams) from your code, analyze code, test your applications, debug applications that have crashed. There's also some sort of community element to the start page, but I've never really gotten into that. I think I have an least 1 instance of devenv up 99% of the time, but then again, I write a lot of code. :)

Answer 5

I like to use mine to make waffles at breakfast time; it's the best way to start a productive day of coding.

Answer 6

I think the better question is why are you trying to find usages for Visual Studio other than coding? It's like asking what else can you do with a web browser other than surf the net.