VS 2005 - when?

[1qa2ws]

Does anybody know when the full version (not beta) of VS 2005 will be
available?

1qa2ws

 

[Tim Wilson]

"As part of the keynote address, Paul Flessner, senior vice president of
Server Applications at Microsoft, showed the company's continued momentum in
preparation for the launch of SQL ServerT 2005, Visual Studio® 2005 and
BizTalk® Server 2006, and announced that these products will be formally
launched during the week of Nov. 7."
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2005/jun05/TechEd2005Day2PR.mspx

 

[1qa2ws]

I'm have a new project, which will not be done until next January. Do you
think I can start it in C# Express 2005, and buy a VS 2005 in January?

1qa2ws

 

[Tim Wilson]

From what has been stated publicly so far, I would think that would work out
fine. Although I haven't played with the express line yet, and so unless the
project files generated by express are not compatible, for some odd reason,
with what the professional line expects, you should be ok.

 

[Carlos J. Quintero [.NET MVP]]

You can use Beta 2 today, and even go live with it:
http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/vs2005/golive/

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[Reginald Blue]

I'm have a new project, which will not be done until next January. Do
you think I can start it in C# Express 2005, and buy a VS 2005 in
January?

I think it would be a mistake to wait until January to switch to the new
version. The implication is "I'll have tested it completely, and, at the
last moment, recompile with the real version, and it will just work." That
decision is likely to end in tears. I would take AT LEAST a month of QA
testing once you've switched. (i.e. I'd buy it in December).

YMMV.

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Reginald Blue
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telephone. My wish has come true. I no longer know how to use my
telephone."
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