# Microsoft Visual Studio 2017

> Microsoft software

**Wikidata**: [Q115117206](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115117206)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/microsoft-visual-studio-2017

## Summary
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 is a software product developed by Microsoft. In structured data it is recorded as an instance of "software" and described in Wikidata as "Microsoft software."

## Key Facts
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 is classified as an instance of software.
- Developer: Microsoft (American multinational technology corporation).
- Wikidata description: "Microsoft software."
- NL_CR_AUT_ID: ph1038078 with qualifier P1810 = "Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (software)."
- The developer Microsoft was founded (inception) on 1975-04-04 (reference: Microsoft history page).
- Microsoft headquarters: Redmond, United States; One Microsoft Way; coordinates lat 47.64, lon -122.12805555556; postal code 98052.
- Microsoft industry listings include: technology industry, software industry, and software development.
- Microsoft employee counts recorded in the provided data: 221,000 (point in time 2022); 114,000 (point in time 2016-06-30); 120,849 (point in time 2016-12-31).
- The software class (related entity) has a sitelink_count of 169; Microsoft (developer) has a sitelink_count of 174.

## FAQs
### Q: What is Microsoft Visual Studio 2017?
A: Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 is a software product produced by Microsoft. In structured records it is listed as an instance of "software" and carries the Wikidata description "Microsoft software."

### Q: Who develops Microsoft Visual Studio 2017?
A: The developer is Microsoft, an American multinational technology corporation headquartered in Redmond, United States.

### Q: Is there an identifier or catalog entry for Microsoft Visual Studio 2017?
A: Yes. In the provided structured metadata the entry has NL_CR_AUT_ID = ph1038078 with a qualifier naming it "Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (software)."

### Q: Where can I find authoritative information about the developer?
A: The provided references include Microsoft corporate pages and a Wikipedia entry for Microsoft (for example, a Microsoft history page and Microsoft’s Wikipedia page are cited in the structured data).

## Why It Matters
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 matters because it is a named software product within Microsoft’s portfolio. Microsoft is a major participant in the technology and software industries, with a long corporate history (inception 1975-04-04) and large global operations headquartered in Redmond, United States. Entries like Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 are part of how Microsoft’s software offerings are cataloged in structured knowledge systems (Wikidata and other metadata records). That cataloging supports discoverability, data linking, and authoritative identification of software entities. For users of structured data, the presence of a consistent identifier (NL_CR_AUT_ID) and classification as "software" make the product easier to reference, integrate, and cross-link with developer information, corporate provenance, and industry context.

## Notable For
- Being a Microsoft-branded software product recorded in structured knowledge sources.
- Having a specific NL_CR_AUT_ID (ph1038078) linking it to catalog metadata.
- Being explicitly classified as an instance of the software class in the provided data.
- Appearing in metadata that ties the product to Microsoft, a major technology and software development company.

## Body
### Overview
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 is represented in the provided data as a piece of Microsoft software.
- The entry’s short description in Wikidata is "Microsoft software."
- The structured metadata connects the product directly to the developer "Microsoft."

### Classification and Identifiers
- Instance type: software.
- NL_CR_AUT_ID: ph1038078.
- NL_CR_AUT_ID qualifier P1810: "Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (software)."
- Wikidata description field for the item: "Microsoft software."

### Developer Details (Microsoft)
- Developer: Microsoft.
- Corporate inception: 1975-04-04 (reference provided).
- Headquarters: Redmond, United States; One Microsoft Way.
- Headquarters coordinates: latitude 47.64, longitude -122.12805555556.
- Postal code listed: 98052.
- Industry classifications listed for Microsoft: technology industry; software industry; software development.
- Employee counts in provided records: 221,000 (point in time 2022); 114,000 (point in time 2016-06-30); 120,849 (point in time 2016-12-31).

### Metadata Context
- The related "software" class in the provided data has a sitelink_count of 169.
- Microsoft as the developer has a sitelink_count of 174 in the provided records.
- References cited in the developer metadata include Microsoft corporate pages and a Wikipedia entry (as shown in the structured data).

### References in Provided Material
- Microsoft inception and history reference: news.microsoft.com history page (as cited).
- Developer Wikipedia reference: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft (as cited in the structured data).