As promised recently MS introduces new development tool for building extensions and apps for dynamics NAV.
Preview for tools looks like as follows
This tools helps to build the extension within client itself .This allows us to drag and drop the required info,fields rearrangement and many more and with this developer can build industry specific extensions which will help customers,partners to implement NAV in faster way.
Using those one can build the extension in Visual Studio code based on pages,tables and codeunits.
One can explore from following link
http://aka.ms/navdeveloperpreview.
For 30 day trial of Azure subscription check this link https://azure.microsoft.com/free/
Getting Started :- https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics-nav/newdev-get-started?branch=master
How to develop new extension :- https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics-nav/newdev-dev-overview?branch=master
Developer Reference :- https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics-nav/newdev-reference-overview?branch=master
Share your ideas :- https://github.com/microsoft/al/issues.
Bug Found ? :- Keep patience as it is still in preliminary and developing stage
All the best and keep learning
Stay tuned for more updates.
Cheers