Visual Studio 2005

[mattsaccount]

Do you think it's worth an immediate upgrade, or no? I'm not sure what it really brings to the table.

 

[Specialk92282]

I think it is. Give the express editions a try, they are free and give you a good feel of what the program is like. You can't do the really advanced stuff with it, but its good for everyday programming stuff.

 

[KB]

I have been using the 2005 betas and have found that there is no big benefit to upgrading. VS 2005 offers some new controls and simplifies a few things, but nothing earth shattering.

But then you have to ask yourself:
But of course you will eventually upgrade to it right? You have too. So why not now?

 

[Spydermag68]

Dose anyone know if they are giving away free copies at the Best of Visual Studio 2005 Launch tour? I went to one back in 2002 and recived XP and VS.NET.

Tour Dates and sign-ups

 

[Spydermag68]

Anaswered my own question from a side bar!

Don't just learn about the new software. Walk away with it. Attend the Special Edition Launch 2005 event, and you'll receive a free copy of Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition and SQL Server? 2005 Standard Edition

 

[icelazer]

VS Express doesn't support WMI