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Code navigation - Whether it's find-by-reference (instantly navigating to the definition of the function you're using), search-by-symbol (quick navigation to function or symbol definitions within a file), or a quick link to a compilation error, code navigation is critical to managing large code bases.

The Arduino IDE lacks a number of 'professional' code-assistance features, like: For example, to change the breakpoints you have to recompile the code.VS Code used to edit an Arduino sketch file while viewing a library's. Special instructions have to be inserted into the code and this means that some aspects of debugging aren't interactive. Notice that this isn't a hardware debugger. There is also a few features not found in other debug tools such as timed break points and trace points (ie: every x millis).

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The debugger supports many features found in hardware debug tools such as conditional breakpoints, hit counters and update of variables without need to re-compile. When required, for break points that pause and wait, the 'Serial' is also used by the Arduino to listen for the F5 Continue command.

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The debugger also listens for the special debug Serial messages and populates the various debugger status windows to reflect what is happening on the Arduino. The unique element that Visual Micro provides is to silently add (inject) special (known protocol) Arduino 'Serial' instructions during compilation without altering the developers original source code. The concept of clicking code and adding break or trace points is common practise. 'The debugger is unique and for the first time enables Arduino developers to monitor a running Arduino by simply clicking the code they want to monitor. A 30-day free trial of the debugger is included in the free plugin so you can get hooked before buying. If you want a commercial license then it is only $49 for one machine. However, the real attraction of the approach is the optional debugger, which isn't free but at $19 for a personal, one-machine, licence might well be worth it. 'IDE features such as:- see/edit library sources, jump to code definition, jump to compiler error, class explorer, intellisense, remembers board and Arduino version per project, code completion and a super fast compiler make learning and programming Arduino faster and easier.'

The simple answer is because you already know VS and because the plugin does offer some improvements. Once you have the plugin running you can work with an Arduino as if you were using the Arduino IDE, which really does raise the question of why you would move to VS?

You have to have VS 2015 installed along with the C++ language installed and it is worth remember that this doesn't happen by default. You can still get the earlier versions, but given you can use the free Visual Studio 2015 Community Edition there really doesn't seem to be too much of a reason to stay with old software. There have been versions of the Arduino add-in for earlier versions of Visual Studio, but this one installs to VS 2015. Visual Micro has just released the beta of Arduino for Visual Studio 2015 - and it is free. Microsoft isn't the only one trying to get Windows into the IoT.

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