Languages and Versions - carlosgm02/uwp-languages GitHub Wiki

The Universal Windows Platform has had different versions (from WinRT to UWP) and languages' different ways to develop, create apps, write code and compile to the platform. The essential IDE is Visual Studio, but there are exceptions for some languages, for example, Java.

Language Information

Language	Supported IDE	Type	SDK Versions
C#	Visual Studio (14+), Water	Free, Included, Natural	10.0, 8.1, 8.0
C++	Visual Studio (14+)	Free, Included, Natural	10.0, 8.1, 8.0
VB	Visual Studio (14+)	Free, Included, Natural	10.0, 8.1, 8.0
JS	Visual Studio (14+)	Free, Included, Natural	10.0, 8.1, 8.0
TS	Visual Studio (14+)	Free, Extension, Node.js	10.0, 8.1
Java	Eclipse Java, NetBeans IDE	Free, Extension, CN1	10.0 (NEW!)
Python	Visual Studio (14+)	Free, Extension, PyUWP	10.0 (NEW!)
Swift	Visual Studio (14+), Water	Free, Downloadable, ROE	10.0, 8.1
Obj-C	Visual Studio (14+), Xcode	Free, Extension, WinObjC	10.0, 8.1
Oxygene	Visual Studio (14+), Water	Paid, Downloadable, ROE	10.0, 8.1