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Apart from the fact that its new, is it REALLY worth the cost of
upgrading?

I mean, is it faster in execution?

And assuming I have an MSDN subscription, do I get a upgrade to VS2005?
If so, when could I expect it (I'm in the UK).
 
Code Monkey,

I don't believe that there is a free upgrade path to VS.NET 2005.

However, the .NET Framework 2.0 is free, and you can code against that,
sans IDE.

As for it being faster in execution, that depends on what aspects of the
framework you are using. You will have to run tests yourself to determine
that.

As for .NET 2.0 being worth upgrading to, I would say yes, absolutely.
With C# language enhancements such as anonymous delegates and iterators,
along with CLR enhancements such as generics, and a ton of new stuff in the
framework, it would be foolish not to, IMO.

As for getting VS.NET 2005, I would say yes, it is worth upgrading to,
since it supports .NET 2.0. Depending on the level of your MSDN
subscription, you might get it for free anyways.

Hope this helps.
 
Many thanks,

I mainly use VS.Net for web development. My MSDN subscription is for
the Professional version - any ideas if this would support a free
upgrade? I don't seem to be able to find this info anywhere on the MSDN
site.

Code Monkey,

I don't believe that there is a free upgrade path to VS.NET 2005.

However, the .NET Framework 2.0 is free, and you can code against that,
sans IDE.

As for it being faster in execution, that depends on what aspects of the
framework you are using. You will have to run tests yourself to determine
that.

As for .NET 2.0 being worth upgrading to, I would say yes, absolutely.
With C# language enhancements such as anonymous delegates and iterators,
along with CLR enhancements such as generics, and a ton of new stuff in the
framework, it would be foolish not to, IMO.

As for getting VS.NET 2005, I would say yes, it is worth upgrading to,
since it supports .NET 2.0. Depending on the level of your MSDN
subscription, you might get it for free anyways.

Hope this helps.


--
- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
- (e-mail address removed)

Code Monkey said:
Apart from the fact that its new, is it REALLY worth the cost of
upgrading?

I mean, is it faster in execution?

And assuming I have an MSDN subscription, do I get a upgrade to VS2005?
If so, when could I expect it (I'm in the UK).
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Code Monkey,

If you have a professional subscription, you will get a disc with Visual
Studio .NET 2005 Professional Edition. You can even go to the download
center now and get it.


--
- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
- (e-mail address removed)

Code Monkey said:
Many thanks,

I mainly use VS.Net for web development. My MSDN subscription is for
the Professional version - any ideas if this would support a free
upgrade? I don't seem to be able to find this info anywhere on the MSDN
site.

Code Monkey,

I don't believe that there is a free upgrade path to VS.NET 2005.

However, the .NET Framework 2.0 is free, and you can code against
that,
sans IDE.

As for it being faster in execution, that depends on what aspects of
the
framework you are using. You will have to run tests yourself to
determine
that.

As for .NET 2.0 being worth upgrading to, I would say yes,
absolutely.
With C# language enhancements such as anonymous delegates and iterators,
along with CLR enhancements such as generics, and a ton of new stuff in
the
framework, it would be foolish not to, IMO.

As for getting VS.NET 2005, I would say yes, it is worth upgrading
to,
since it supports .NET 2.0. Depending on the level of your MSDN
subscription, you might get it for free anyways.

Hope this helps.


--
- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
- (e-mail address removed)

Code Monkey said:
Apart from the fact that its new, is it REALLY worth the cost of
upgrading?

I mean, is it faster in execution?

And assuming I have an MSDN subscription, do I get a upgrade to VS2005?
If so, when could I expect it (I'm in the UK).
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