Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 Available

[MielieSpoor]

Beta 2 is available from yesturday!

I am really interested in trying out TFS, but I also started the download for VS 2010 Ultimate.

Whats your experience on it thus far?

 

[FarligOpptreden]

I'll wait for the RTM, thank you... I'm done beta-testing a vendor's software. I get to do beta-testing of our OWN software way too often!

 

[MielieSpoor]

I'll wait for the RTM, thank you... I'm done beta-testing a vendor's software. I get to do beta-testing of our OWN software way too often!

Well, Beta 2 comes with a production license to it essentially is RTM. That is the reason why I am downloading this one and didn't bother with Beta 1.

 

[Necuno]

I'll wait for the RTM, thank you... I'm done beta-testing a vendor's software. I get to do beta-testing of our OWN software way too often!

bahahaha, sure then why are you still using ms products here and there as we all know that ms is never out of beta truly

 

[dequadin]

Beta 2 is available from yesturday!

I am really interested in trying out TFS, but I also started the download for VS 2010 Ultimate.

Whats your experience on it thus far?

Have they changed the naming convention for the various editions? No more Express/Standard/Professional/Team System.

Using Visual Studio Home Basic would just sound lame...

 

[MielieSpoor]

Have they changed the naming convention for the various editions? No more Express/Standard/Professional/Team System.

Using Visual Studio Home Basic would just sound lame...

Team System is still available [I might be wrong though] as it is a diffirent range but I don't really understand what the other versions entails...

 

[FarligOpptreden]

Have they changed the naming convention for the various editions? No more Express/Standard/Professional/Team System.

Using Visual Studio Home Basic would just sound lame...

I'd prefer Home Premium. It will come with a built-in Windows Media Centre control for both Web and Windows!

 

[Gekco]

I'd prefer Home Premium. It will come with a built-in Windows Media Centre control for both Web and Windows!

http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/products/2010/default.mspx

 

[dequadin]

Team System is still available [I might be wrong though] as it is a diffirent range but I don't really understand what the other versions entails...

A quick search turned up this

Visual Studio 2010 various editions (comparison with old editions):

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Old Visual Studio SKUs	                        | Visual Studio 2010 SKUs
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Team System Team Suite with MSDN Premium        | Ultimate with MSDN
$10,939 New or $3,499 Renewal                   | $11,924 New or $3,841 Renewal	                
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Team System Development Edition with MSDN       | Premium Premium with MSDN
$5,469 New or $2,299 Renewal                    | $5,469 New or $2,299 Renewal	
Team System Database Edition with MSDN Premium  |
$5,469 New or $2,299 Renewal                    |  
Team System Architect Edition with MSDN Premium |
$5,469 New or $2,299 Renewal                    |
Team System Test Edition with MSDN Premium      |
$5,469 New or $2,299 Renewal                    | 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Professional with MSDN Premium                  | Professional with MSDN
$2,499 New or $1,999 Renewal	                | $1,199 New or $799 Renewal
Professional with MSDN Professional             |
$1,199 New or $799 Renewal                      | 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Professional                                    | Professional (retail)
$799	                                        | $799  
Standard                                        |
$299                                            |
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Visual Studio 2010 various editions features:

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VS 2010	     |  Features	      	                      |MSDN Premium Benefits    |  Additional Software Included
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ultimate     |  IntelliTrace Historical Debugging             | 250 hours Azure Usage   |  Windows OS & Servers
             |  Comprehensive Testing Tools                   | TFS License (1 CAL)     |  XNA Game Studio
             |  Test Case and Test Lab Management             | 4 Support Incidents     |  Expression Studio
             |  Advanced UML Architecture Tools               |                         |  Office
             |  Architectural Discovery Tools                 |                         |  SQL Server
             |  Unit Testing with Code Coverage               |                         |  Business & Enterprise Servers 
             |     and Test Prioritization                    |                         |
             |  Code Analysis, Metrics and Optimization       |                         |    
             |  Database Development and Testing Tools        |                         |
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Premium      |  Advanced Application Development & Debugging  | 100 hours Azure Usage   |  Windows OS & Servers
             |  Unit Testing with Code Coverage               | License (1 CAL)         |  XNA Game Studio
             |       and Test PrioritizationTFS               | 4 Support Incidents     |  Expression Studio
             |  Code Analysis, Metrics & Optimization         |                         |  Office                     
             |  Database Development and Testing Tools        |                         |  SQL Server
             |  Read Only Architectural Diagrams              |                         |  Business & Enterprise Servers
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Professional |  Application Development & Debugging           | 50 hours Azure Usage    |  Windows Client and Server OS
             |  Unit Testing                                  | TFS License (1 CAL)     |  SQL Server
             |                                                | 2 Support Incidents     |  XNA Game Studio
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Which means if you want the UML stuff (which is the best thing in the whole world ever), you need the Ultimate Edition....

/me runs off to start dropping hints to the powers that be...

 

[dequadin]

I'd prefer Home Premium. It will come with a built-in Windows Media Centre control for both Web and Windows!

+1 for a Friday comment on a Thursday

 

[FarligOpptreden]

+1 for a Friday comment on a Thursday

Friday... Thursday... it's all the same to me! This week is waaaaaaay too long for me.

 

[MielieSpoor]

A quick search turned up this

Visual Studio 2010 various editions (comparison with old editions):
...
Which means if you want the UML stuff (which is the best thing in the whole world ever), you need the Ultimate Edition....

/me runs off to start dropping hints to the powers that be...

Good stuff! This is going to be a really awsome release!!

 

[dequadin]

Friday... Thursday... it's all the same to me! This week is waaaaaaay too long for me.

Well in that case start thinking of hints to drop to convince your powers that be that you need VS 2010 Ultimate.

Things like:
You know how much time I would have saved tracking down [insert bug here] if I could have generated a sequence diagram of [insert class/method here].

If we had IntelliTrace we would have been early on [insert project that had a lot of issues that slowed down development here].

 

[foozball3000]

How do I download the install package? My home PC doesn't have internet, so I'd like to download all the install files from work, and then install it at home.

 

[FarligOpptreden]

Well in that case start thinking of hints to drop to convince your powers that be that you need VS 2010 Ultimate.

Things like:
You know how much time I would have saved tracking down [insert bug here] if I could have generated a sequence diagram of [insert class/method here].

If we had IntelliTrace we would have been early on [insert project that had a lot of issues that slowed down development here].

Don't you just get it if you're a Microsoft partner? Which we are? We get stacks of discs every other month with new software, updates, etc...

 

[Gekco]

How do I download the install package? My home PC doesn't have internet, so I'd like to download all the install files from work, and then install it at home.

The installer (speaking under correction here) should download the .iso file.
Burn to Disc.