Microsoft Visual Studio is an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) from Microsoft Corporation. Developed by Microsoft
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Xcode is tailored for Apple platform development, focusing on iOS and macOS apps with a user-friendly interface, while Microsoft Visual Studio excels in cross-platform development and supports a wide variety of programming languages. Both IDEs offer robust debugging and testing tools, but Xcode's usability is limited to Apple's ecosystem, whereas Visual Studio provides extensive customization and support for various platforms.