VWD or VS2005 ?

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Peter

Hi,everybody

I'm a Newbie to ASP and ASP.NET. I know both Visual Web Developer and VS2005
can develop ASP.NET. Which one should I choose?

Peter
 
I use both, and prefer VWD for lighter weight and faster response.
Although VS 2005 has some extra features, very rarely do I miss those,
and when something is inevitable I go to VS use that feature and come
back to VWD :)

Just a personal opinion. Others may differ.
 
I use both, and prefer VWD for lighter weight and faster response.
Although VS 2005 has some extra features, very rarely do I miss
those,
and when something is inevitable I go to VS use that feature and come
back to VWD :)

Just a personal preference. Others may differ.
 
I use both, and prefer VWD for lighter weight and faster response.
Although VS 2005 has some extra features, very rarely do I miss those,
and when something is inevitable I go to VS use that feature and come
back to VWD :-)

Just a personal preference. Others may differ.
 
Thanks for your reply, Muhannad. That is to say I can also use them
alternately in the same project.

Peter
 
If you're part of a multi-developer team, VS 2005.
If you are a stand-alone developer, VWD will do.

VWD is the exact same IDE which VS 2005 uses for web development.




Juan T. Llibre, asp.net MVP
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I'd only recommend Visual Web Developer for amateur developers that can't
afford the more expensive, powerful and potentially more confusing features
of VS2005.
 
Here's a handy feature comparison chart :

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/aa700921.aspx

In particular, if you need to :

1. develop for mobile devices
2. create/modify tables and stored procedures remotely
3. use a Class Designer and/or Object Test Bench
4. edit XSLT and not just XML
5. use deployment tools
6. use Crystal Reports
7. have source code control
8. execute remote debugging
9. have 64-bit compiler support

....you'll need at least VS 2005's Standard edition.

If you don't need those capabilities, you'll do fine with VWD.

The Standard Edition is $299 for full-install and $199 for the upgrade version.

At the bottom of the chart, there's a long list of items
which are only available in the Team System edition.





Juan T. Llibre, asp.net MVP
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