Top Ten Reasons to Upgrade to Visual Studio 2008

Top Ten Reasons to Upgrade

 

1.    work with data in a unified and integrated way

·   Be more productive by using a single approach to querying and manipulating data that's integrated with the way you write code — in the programming language.

·   Use a single model to query and transform XML, SQL Server and object data with Language-Integrated Query, helping you focus on what you need the data to do rather than how you are going to access the data.

2.    work with uSER interface designers

·   Share user interface assets, such as design elements and controls, with graphic designers that use Microsoft Expression: both Microsoft Expression Web ( ASP.NET) and Microsoft Expression Blend (WPF) are supported.

3.    employ the latest web user interface techniques

·   New support for web server communication techniques for AJAX/JSON-enabled websites.

·   New ASP.NET controls that allow for better page management and templates.

·   Native support for RSS and REST by the Windows Communication Foundation.

4.    buIld stunning applications for windows vista

·   Build powerful Windows-based applications that take advantage of Windows Forms and Windows Presentation Foundation to make your applications really stand out.

·   Benefit from Smart Client application enhancements that improve deployment and disconnected scenarios.

5.    build higher quality applications with integrated unit testing

·   Powerful unit-testing tools are now integrated directly into Visual Studio Professional.

 

6.    ENJOY great support for designing web applications

·   Cascading style sheet and HTML editors have been greatly enhanced for productivity gains.

·   Breakthrough JavaScript support has been integrated within Visual Studio 2008, including IntelliSense and debugging.

7.    Build applications that run on multiple versions of THE .net FrameworK

·   With previous versions of Visual Studio, you could only build applications that ran on one version of the .NET Framework; now you can use one tool – Visual Studio 2008 — to build applications that work with .NET Framework versions 2.0, 3.0 and 3.5.

8.    Build office-based applications

·   Visual Studio 2008 Professional now includes tools for Office development.

·   Built-in tools help make Office look-and-feel interfaces, like the "fluent ribbon", quickly and easily.

·   Click-Once deployment for applications built for Office using Visual Studio 2008.

9.    USE workflow AND communication tools

·   Built-in tools for developing business logic using Windows Workflow Foundation enables modelling of real-world business processes in software. This includes a workflow designer, project templates and a workflow debugger.

·   Built-in tools for implementing communications software with Windows Communication Foundation, providing support for a wide array of transports and protocols.

10. BENEFIT FROM performance and stability across the board

·   The highest quality Visual Studio release ever ensures that you are more productive during development.