Student or not, you may be one of those who want to learn programming but cannot afford the high cost of the tools required. GitHub Developer Pack has you covered, and now includes Visual Studio 2013.

GitHub launched its Student Developer Pack late last year. Now Microsoft's offering Visual Studio Community 2013 for free as part of the deal.

If you’re a student aged 13+ and enrolled in a degree or diploma granting course of study, the GitHub Student Developer Pack is for you.

GitHub, the popular code hosting service, will include Microsoft’s Visual Studio Community 2013 in the GitHub Student Developer Pack, distributing Microsoft’s software development technologies ...

Currently, the GitHub Student Developer Pack is available to students ages 13 and older pursuing a degree, diploma, or certification.

With the new Student Developer Pack, GitHub is offering students their own Micro account, which includes five private repositories. A Micro account normally runs $7 per month. In addition to the free ...

Through the GitHub Student Developer Pack, students could buy a dot-me website name, ensure that it’s secure and host it online -- all for free for a year.

Those eligible for the GitHub Student Developer Pack can enroll via the GitHub Student Developer Pack Benefits Page here. Learn more about the Visme x Github partnership on Visme's website.

For those already using GitHub with a student account, they’ve automatically been given access to the developer pack.