The biggest change you’ll see with these release is the change to the SKU line up. The goal with the new line up is to reduce the number of SKU’s you have to think about and install and make it a very simple set:
- Visual Studio Express: the free Express SKUs for C++, C#, VB, and Web have been updated and released with this version and give you the basics for writing applications
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Professional with MSDN: professional development tools as you are used to today with the addition of source control integration, extensibility, etc.
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Premium with MSDN: Premium has everything in Professional plus advanced development (including profiling and debugging), advanced database support, coded UI testing, etc. Rather than buying multiple “Team” SKUs, you can now get this combination of features in one box.
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate with MSDN: Ultimate has everything in Premium plus additional advanced features for developers, testers, and architects including features like Intellitrace (formerly Historical Debugging), the new architecture tools (UML, discovery), etc. All of the scenarios we’ve talked about are supported with this version of the product.
In addition to these changes, Team Foundation Server (TFS) is now available with all versions of Visual Studio 2010. You can get started with TFS Basic and work up to full multi-sever support, SharePoint integration, etc as your needs grow.
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