You’re in a strange kitchen. You’re asked to prepare a moderately complex ceviche recipe. You have 10 minutes to create the dish, or all that fresh fish gets fed to Fluffy. Where are the knives? Can you find the zester? And who organized that spice rack? If only you were in your own kitchen.

Many developers feel this way when they start developing for Android. Most are comfortable with the Microsoft Visual Studio “kitchen,” but struggle to work efficiently in the Android development environment. NVIDIA Nsight Tegra, Visual Studio Edition gives these developers a familiar set of tools to code for Android.

While Android offers powerful development tools, it doesn’t necessarily keep the silverware in the same drawer. This is particularly true for game developers transitioning from PC and console game development to mobile games. At NVIDIA, we want developers to focus on creating compelling gameplay and content, not wasting cycles in search of the sharpest paring knife.

To help, we’re introducing NVIDIA Nsight Tegra 1.1, Visual Studio Edition for all registered developers free of charge.