VB2008: Reasons to Upgrade?

[MichaelH]

Are there any definite advantages of VB2008 over VB2005?

Thank in advance.
Michael

 

[Cor Ligthert[MVP]]

Michael,

There are tons of advantages, but even beside those, in my opinion works
version 2008 smoother.

Cor

 

[PvdG42]

Are there any definite advantages of VB2008 over VB2005?

Thank in advance.
Michael

I second Cor's opinion. Lots of bugs gone. The ability to target .Net 2.0,
3.0 or 3.5. My impression is that 2008 is faster, more stable and "smoother"
in general. Fully supported in Vista. etc.
You do lose J#, but you can add F#.

 

[Joergen Bech]

Besides the UI improvements, esp. for ASP.Net developers,
http://wiki.asp.net/page.aspx/134/orcas/
you might want to check out this video (16 minutes):
http://channel9.msdn.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=328382

Even if you are still targeting CLR 2.0, you can still take
advantage of many of the improvements in the IDE.
I once tried upgrading a 150,000-line project from VS2005
to VS2008 and I could continue working on it (targeting
CLR 2.0) and compile it without any problems.

There is an SP1 on the way for VS2008:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/products/cc533447.aspx

For ASP.Net developers it should be a no-brainer. For small,
client-only WinForms applications, not so sure. In a team
environment where everybody is not ready to make the
jump, maybe not a good idea either.

But "definite advantages" is a relative term and depends
on where you are now and what you want to do.

Regards,

Joergen Bech

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

Are there any definite advantages of VB2008 over VB2005?

In addition to the other replies, note that VB 2008 (the IDE) provides
design time support for Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and other
technologies introduced with .NET 3.0 and .NET 3.5, which are not available
for VB 2005.

 

[Cor Ligthert[MVP]]

Patrice,

If you don't see yourself any reason to upgrade this is likely because you
don't need it. Wait until you find reasons to upgrade...

Still riding in a horse car?

Cor

 

[Tom Shelton]

Patrice,


Still riding in a horse car?

Cor

No, but with the cost of gasoline what it is - I'm considering it

 

[Cor Ligthert[MVP]]