Uh.... VS has always been able to do C/C++ compilation. Like... for decades now? Just not with the standard Linux toolchain, but you've always been able to build C/C++ projects on Windows.

Not only that, but Visual Studio is based off Visual C++ in the first place.

Thanks for the downvote guys. I wasn't born under a rock.

The article was talking about Windows Subsystem for Linux, and my comment was that VS can do C/C++ for Linux. I thought that was implied by the context.

Anyways, I know VS has done C/C++ for forever. :)

Yes, in Insider build 14965, we added NETLINK_ROUTE's RTM_GETLINK and RTM_GETADDR support which enabled ifconfig and network connection enumeration support : https://msdn.microsoft.com/commandline/wsl/release_notes#bui...

VS not only could build C and C++ since I can remember, but was a pioneer in the recent C++ revival. Btw VS 2015 installer offers Python tooling install if I remember correctly. See also: https://github.com/Microsoft/PTVS

In case the context didn't make it obvious... I know that VS is based on, and can do compilation for C/C++. I was saying basically, "Oh cool. You can do VS compilation of C/C++ for Linux now. Do you plan in introducing it for other higher-level languages too? (Ruby, Python, et. al.)"