Christoph Nahr wrote:[color=blue]
> On Sat, 05 Mar 2005 08:31:09 +0000, Peter Hogg <peter@peter-hogg.com>
> wrote:
>
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>>I recently downloaded 'Microsoft Visual C# 2005 Express Edition Beta'.
>>It's been brilliant, but I couldn't help wondering what more you get
>>when you buy 'Visual Studio .NET'. There must be some considerable
>>advantages of using it considering its price.[/color]
>
>
> Luke Hutteman has compiled a list of present & missing features in his
> weblog:
http://blogs.msdn.com/lukeh/archive/...01/171213.aspx
>
> As you said, only Visual Studio 2005 has support for multiple
> languages. The other missing features are as follows:
>
> - Team System stuff: source control, unit testing, profiling
> - Add-ins (can't create or install any add-ins)
> - Class Designer (visually design classes with UML-style graphics)
> - ClickOnce deployment (one kind of installer; not sure about MSI)
> - Remote debugging (okay, few people need that)
> - Mobile development (Windows CE, Compact Framework)
>
> Lack of add-ins is particularly nasty because you don't get the Team
> System features either, so you'd normally want to integrate things
> like unit testing or profiling as third-party add-ins...
>
> Lack of multiple languages is also more problematic than it looks at
> first glance. With Visual C# Express, you don't get built-in support
> for HTML or XML editing; and you can't even add a "Makefile" project
> to your solution (example: CHM help) because that requires C++ support
> in the Visual Studio architecture (don't ask).
>
> On the other hand, it's supposed to be really cheap so perhaps you
> might buy several Express editions instead of the full Visual Studio
> and still come out ahead...[/color]
Thanks! All the information I needed.
- Peter Hogg
