Merge pull request #217058 from mumian/1103-vs-integration

Mention Visual Studio Code in article

Author: prmerger-automator[bot]

articles/azure-resource-manager/bicep/install.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Set up Bicep development and deployment environments
 description: How to configure Bicep development and deployment environments
 ms.topic: conceptual
-ms.date: 08/08/2022
+ms.date: 11/03/2022
 ms.custom: devx-track-azurepowershell, devx-track-azurecli
 ---
 
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Let's make sure your environment is set up for working with Bicep files. To auth
 | Tasks | Options | Bicep CLI installation |
 | ------ | ------- | ----------- |
 | Author | [VS Code and Bicep extension](#vs-code-and-bicep-extension) | automatic |
+|  | [Visual Studio and Bicep extension](#visual-studio-and-bicep-extension) | automatic |
 | Deploy | [Azure CLI](#azure-cli) | automatic |
 |  | [Azure PowerShell](#azure-powershell) | [manual](#install-manually) |
 |  | [VS Code and Bicep extension](#vs-code-and-bicep-extension) | automatic |
@@ -39,6 +40,15 @@ If you get an error during installation, see [Troubleshoot Bicep installation](i
 
 You can deploy your Bicep files directly from the VS Code editor. For more information, see [Deploy Bicep files from Visual Studio Code](deploy-vscode.md).
 
+## Visual Studio and Bicep extension
+
+To author Bicep file from Visual Studio, you need:
+
+- **Visual Studio** - If you don't already have Visual Studio, [install it](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/).
+- **Bicep extension for Visual Studio**.  Visual Studio with the Bicep extension provides language support and resource autocompletion. The extension helps you create and validate Bicep files. Install the extension from [Visual Studio Marketplace](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-azuretools.visualstudiobicep).
+
+To walk through a tutorial, see [Quickstart: Create Bicep files with Visual Studio](./quickstart-create-bicep-use-visual-studio.md).
+
 ## Azure CLI
 
 When you use Azure CLI with Bicep, you have everything you need to [deploy](deploy-cli.md) and [decompile](decompile.md) Bicep files. Azure CLI automatically installs the Bicep CLI when a command is executed that needs it.

articles/azure-resource-manager/bicep/overview.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Bicep language for deploying Azure resources
 description: Describes the Bicep language for deploying infrastructure to Azure. It provides an improved authoring experience over using JSON to develop templates.
 ms.topic: conceptual
-ms.date: 03/14/2022
+ms.date: 11/03/2022
 ---
 
 # What is Bicep?
@@ -76,9 +76,11 @@ Bicep provides the following advantages:
   ---
 
 - **Authoring experience**: When you use the [Bicep Extension for VS Code](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-azuretools.vscode-bicep) to create your Bicep files, you get a first-class authoring experience. The editor provides rich type-safety, intellisense, and syntax validation.
-  
+
   ![Bicep file authoring example](./media/overview/bicep-intellisense.gif)
 
+  You can also create Bicep files in Visual Studio with the [Bicep extension for Visual Studio](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-azuretools.visualstudiobicep).
+
 - **Repeatable results**: Repeatedly deploy your infrastructure throughout the development lifecycle and have confidence your resources are deployed in a consistent manner. Bicep files are idempotent, which means you can deploy the same file many times and get the same resource types in the same state. You can develop one file that represents the desired state, rather than developing lots of separate files to represent updates.
 - **Orchestration**: You don't have to worry about the complexities of ordering operations. Resource Manager orchestrates the deployment of interdependent resources so they're created in the correct order. When possible, Resource Manager deploys resources in parallel so your deployments finish faster than serial deployments. You deploy the file through one command, rather than through multiple imperative commands.
 

articles/azure-resource-manager/bicep/quickstart-create-bicep-use-visual-studio-code.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: Create Bicep files - Visual Studio Code
 description: Use Visual Studio Code and the Bicep extension to Bicep files for deploy Azure resources
-ms.date: 06/30/2022
+ms.date: 11/03/2022
 ms.topic: quickstart
 ms.custom: devx-track-azurepowershell, mode-ui
 #Customer intent: As a developer new to Azure deployment, I want to learn how to use Visual Studio Code to create and edit Bicep files, so I can use them to deploy Azure resources.
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ ms.custom: devx-track-azurepowershell, mode-ui
 
 This quickstart guides you through the steps to create a [Bicep file](overview.md) with Visual Studio Code. You'll create a storage account and a virtual network. You'll also learn how the Bicep extension simplifies development by providing type safety, syntax validation, and autocompletion.
 
+Similar authoring experience is also supported in Visual Studio.  See [Quickstart: Create Bicep files with Visual Studio](./quickstart-create-bicep-use-visual-studio.md).
+
 ## Prerequisites
 
 If you don't have an Azure subscription, [create a free account](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/) before you begin.

articles/azure-resource-manager/bicep/quickstart-create-bicep-use-visual-studio.md

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ ms.topic: quickstart
 
 This quickstart guides you through the steps to create a [Bicep file](overview.md) with Visual Studio. You'll create a storage account and a virtual network. You'll also learn how the Bicep extension simplifies development by providing type safety, syntax validation, and autocompletion.
 
+Similar authoring experience is also supported in Visual Studio Code.  See [Quickstart: Create Bicep files with Visual Studio Code](./quickstart-create-bicep-use-visual-studio-code.md).
+
 ## Prerequisites
 
 - Azure Subscription. If you don't have an Azure subscription, [create a free account](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/) before you begin.

articles/azure-resource-manager/bicep/quickstart-private-module-registry.md

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ To work with module registries, you must have [Bicep CLI](./install.md) version
 
 A Bicep registry is hosted on [Azure Container Registry (ACR)](../../container-registry/container-registry-intro.md). To create one, see [Quickstart: Create a container registry by using a Bicep file](../../container-registry/container-registry-get-started-bicep.md).
 
-To set up your environment for Bicep development, see [Install Bicep tools](install.md). After completing those steps, you'll have [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/) and the [Bicep extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-azuretools.vscode-bicep).
+To set up your environment for Bicep development, see [Install Bicep tools](install.md). After completing those steps, you'll have [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/) and the [Bicep extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-azuretools.vscode-bicep), or [Visual Studio](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/) and the [Bicep extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-azuretools.visualstudiobicep).
 
 ## Create Bicep modules