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Visual Studio 2005 Product Line Overview
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| Feature |
Express Products |
Visual Studio Standard Edition |
Visual Studio Professional Edition |
Visual Studio Tools For Office |
Visual Studio Team System |
| IntelliSense |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Code editor |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Code snippets |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Programming languages included |
VB, VC#, VC++, and VJ# are single language. Visual Web Developer includes VC# and VB |
All |
All |
VB and VC# |
All |
| Office development support |
No |
No |
No |
Support for Excel 2003, Word 2003, InfoPath 2003 and Outlook 2003 |
Support for Excel 2003, Word 2003, InfoPath 2003 and Outlook 2003 |
| User experience |
Simplified menu options and defaults |
Simplified menu options and defaults |
Full |
Full |
Full |
| Windows Forms designer |
VB, VC#, VC++, VJ# |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Web Forms designer |
Visual Web Developer |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Mobile Device Support |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Database design tools (create/modify tables and stored procedures) |
Local |
Local and remote |
Local and remote |
Local and remote |
Local and remote |
| Data Access Designers |
VB, VC#, VC++, VJ#:local, Visual Web Developer: local and remote |
Local and remote |
Local and remote |
Local and remote |
Local and remote |
| Documentation |
10mb "Getting Started"; Starter Kits targed at first-time programmers; 200mb optional MSDN Express |
MSDN |
MSDN |
MSDN |
MSDN |
| Class Designer / Object Test Bench |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| XML Editor Support |
XML Only |
XML Only |
Full XML/XSLT |
Full XML/XSLT |
Full XML/XSLT |
| Deployment Tools |
ClickOnce |
Click Once |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Extensibility |
Use 3rd party controls and content. No Macros, Add-ins or Packages |
Write, record, run macros, Write and consume Add-ins, Install Packages (partner products) |
Write, record, run macros, Write and consume Add-ins, Install Packages (partner products) |
Write, record, run macros, Write and consume Add-ins, Install Packages (partner products) |
Write, record, run macros, Write and consume Add-ins, Install Packages (partner products) |
| Reporting |
Visual Web Developer: SQL Server Reporting Services Add-in |
SQL Server Reporting Services |
SQL Server Reporting Services / Crystal Reports |
SQL Server Reporting Services |
SQL Server Reporting Services / Crystal Reports |
| Source Code Control |
No |
MSSCCI-compatible (Visual SourceSafe sold separately) |
MSSCCI-compatible (Visual SourceSafe sold separately) |
MSSCCI-compatible (Visual SourceSafe sold separately) |
MSSCCI-compatible (includes Visual SourceSafe, Visual Studio Team Foundation Server sold separately) |
| Debugging |
Local |
Local |
Local / remote |
Local |
Local / remote |
| 64-bit Compiler Support (Itanium) |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| 64-bit Compiler Support (x64) |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Server explorer “Servers” Node |
No |
No |
All |
All |
All |
| SQL Server 2005 Integration |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Code Profiling |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Static Analysis |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Unit Testing |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Code Coverage |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Project Management |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Test Case Management |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Size |
80mb (Express + SQL Express + .NET Framework Redist) |
Single CD |
Multiple CDs |
Multiple CDs |
Multiple CDs |
| Additional Tools Included |
SQL Server 2005 Express Edition |
SQL Server 2005 Express Edition |
SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition |
SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition; Microsoft Office Access 2003 Developer Extensions; Access 2003 Runtime license |
SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition (included with client products only) |
| Feature |
Express Products |
Visual Studio Standard Edition |
Visual Studio Professional Edition |
Visual Studio Tools For Office |
Visual Studio Team System |
Microsoft has a long tradition in the development tools arera – their first product, Fortran compiler was back in 1975. Now their main product is the Visual Studio 2005.
