Question on VS 2008

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Bill Gower

I have a new project starting up in which I wish to use WPF, WCF and WF. Is
beta 2 stable enough to start a project? Can VS 2008 and VS 2005 co-exist
on the same machine without problems?

Bill
 
Bill Gower said:
I have a new project starting up in which I wish to use WPF, WCF and WF.
Is beta 2 stable enough to start a project? Can VS 2008 and VS 2005
co-exist on the same machine without problems?

Bill
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You can use these features with VS 2005 as long as you've upgraded to SP1
and installed the 3.0 version of the .NET Framework. But yes, all new VS
editions can co-exist with previous ones. Projects, on the other hand, will
convert up and can't be converted back down, so make backups of your
projects before using them in '08. And, of course, never install a beta on
a machine you care about, as it can cause problems with existing software
and/or cause problems when you go to install the final release of the
software.

-Scott
 
Unfortunately VS 2005 does not use all the latest features of the new
technologies and it doesn't have packaged some of the controls that VS 2008.
I am thinking that I am going to start the project with VS 2008.

Bill
 
Bill Gower said:
I have a new project starting up in which I wish to use WPF, WCF and WF.
Is beta 2 stable enough to start a project? Can VS 2008 and VS 2005
co-exist on the same machine without problems?
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Besides the technical aspect I'd make sure that it's allowed to use the
preview version to actually produce code and maybe go live prior to the
launch (go-live license).
 
Herfried K. Wagner said:
Besides the technical aspect I'd make sure that it's allowed to use the
preview version to actually produce code and maybe go live prior to the
launch (go-live license).
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Beta 2 has a go-live licence.
 
Bill Gower said:
What is the anticipated release date for VS 2008? Have they given any idea
yet?
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End of 2007 for the release, Feb 2008 for the launch.
 
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