Visual Micro tools ship with project templates, built-in configurations that match the Arduino IDE, and the ability to use Visual Studio debugging tools, such as breakpoints, watch windows and more.

Visual Studio Live! Redmond 2016: Windows for Makers -- Raspberry Pi, Arduino & IoT In this session with Microsoft Senior Technical Evangelist Nick Landry, you'll learn about the tools, how to get ...

But what makes this project unique is that the custom GUI that controls the Arduino was written in the language that everyone loves to hate, Visual Basic.