Actually, I’m about 50 hours (I won’t say 2 days :P)Â late from the launch of Microsoft Visual Studio 2010. I was attending there in CodeProject Tech Summit 2010 for the launch when Bob Muglia gave the keynote speech (Life Runs on Code.)
A bunch of updates has been made to Visual Studio 2010 and .NET 4.0 including new visual designers, new capabilities when running on multi-core processors, less time debugging and code interpretion, integrated version control and bug tracking, and more (read more here.)
Five editions of Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 are available:
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ProfessionalThe least in features and the least expensive edition. For individuals to perform basic development tasks. Download Details (Trial Version): |
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PremiumFor individuals and teams to deliver scalable, high-quality applications. Download Details (Trial Version): |
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UltimateALM (Application Lifecycle Management formerly called Team System) tools for teams to ensure quality results, from design to deployment. Download Details (Trial Version): |
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Test ProfessionalSpecialized toolset for QA teams to simplify test planning and manual test execution. Download Details (Trial Version): |
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Team Foundation ServerAutomates and streamlines the software delivery process for all team members. Download Details (Trial Version): |
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