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Product:
Visual Studio 2005 Codename "Whidbey" Enterprise Developer
Edition Alpha |
Final Results and Overall Mark
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Table Of Contents |
Well we have reached the end of the preview. Here are my final comments and notes for Visual Studio 2005 Codename "Whidbey" Enterprise Developer Edition Alpha.
Final Comments
Visual Studio 2005 is a major upgrade; it takes .NET development to a higher level. Although this build, which is an alpha build, is somewhat unstable I was able to develop and debug complex projects and to migrate seamlessly and successfully. I was a disappointed by the fact that Microsoft chose to remove the ObjectSpaces Architecture (a layer between application logic and a data source) and add it to WinFS, leaving us without a persistence framework again. However I think that the new advancements in application management and deployment with DSI and ClickOnce make it worth trying.
| Specs & Package | |
| Overall Score | N/A |
| Version Reviewed | Visual Studio 2005 Codename "Whidbey" Enterprise Developer Edition Alpha |
| Release Date | Early 2004 |
| In the Box | N/A |
| The Good Points |
Intellisense Everyhere Debugging Enhacements Improved Language Conversion Wizards Visual SourceSafe Improvements Native Smart Device Development Microsoft Office Development Distributed Application Development |
| The Bad Points |
No support for ObjectSpaces Quite unstable |
| Reviewers PC Setup |
N/A |
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PC Required |
N/A |
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