Microsoft is always busy experimenting with blockchain and its immense possibilities. Speaking of which, the company has recently launched the preview of its new Azure Blockchain Development Kit for Ethereum. It will be an extension to the Visual Studio Code. The extension will enable the developers to develop blockchain apps using the Azure Blockchain Service. They can create and deploy smart contracts on Ethereum ledgers. The company has mentioned about the new extension in its official blog post.

Using the extension the developers can also create applications on public Ethereum network. They can make use of open-source Blockchain tools such as Solidity and Truffle. This new Azure Blockchain Development Kit for Ethereum will support both Windows 10 and MacOS. If you want to try it out, then you can find it in the marketplace. Developers can use the extension on their local systems. Also, they can use this plugin along with other plugins on any virtual machine in Azure.