The third is the only that's tangentially related to the development pains we're discussing here. Packaging is a "fun" issue, but it's apples and oranges with multiple compatibility layers to get to a common denominator to be able to ... build a DCPU toolchain for example.

>Regarding your comment, there are many other ways to develop software for Windows besides VS.

Uh huh, and as seen even... right here... it's normally a (relatively) major pain in the ass to orchestrate.