Visual Studio 2005 Product Line Overview
Feature | Express products | Visual Studio Standard Edition | Visual Studio Professional Edition | Visual Studio Tools for Office | Visual Studio Team System |
IntelliSense | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Code editor | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Code snippets | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Programming languages included | VB, VC#, VC++, and VJ# are single language. VWD includes VC#, and VB | All | All | VB and VC# | All |
Office development support | No | No | No | Support for Excel 2003, Word 2003, and InfoPath 2003 | Support for Excel 2003, Word 2003, and InfoPath 2003 |
User experience | Streamlined | Streamlined | Full | Full | Full |
Windows Forms designer | VB, VC#, VC++, VJ# | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Web Forms designer | VWD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Mobile Device Support | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Database design tools "data connections" node | Local | All | All | All | All |
Data access | VB, VC#, VC++, VJ#: local VWD: local and remote | All | All | All | All |
Documentation | 10mb "Getting Started"; Starter Kits targeted at first-time programmers; 200mb optional MSDN Express | MSDN | MSDN | MSDN | MSDN |
Class Designer / Object Test Bench | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
XML Support | XML only | XML/XSLT | XML/XSLT | XML/XSLT | XML/XSLT |
Deployment tools | No | Click Once | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Extensibility | Add external tools to the menu only. Use 3rd party controls. | Consume extensions. | All | All | All |
Reporting | SQL Server Reporting Services | SQL Server Reporting Services | SQL Server Reporting Services / Crystal Reports | SQL Server Reporting Services / Crystal Reports | SQL Server Reporting Services / Crystal Reports |
Source Code Control | No | MSSCCI-compatible (Visual SourceSafe sold separately) | MSSCCI-compatible (Visual SourceSafe sold separately) | MSSCCI-compatible (Visual SourceSafe sold separately) | MSCCI-compatible (includes Visual SourceSafe, Visual Studio Team Foundation sold separately) |
Debugging | Local | Local | Local/remote | Local/remote | Local/remote |
64-bit compiler support | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Server Explorer "servers" node | No | No | All | All | All |
SQL Server 2005 Integration | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Code profiling | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Static analysis | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Unit testing | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Code coverage | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Project management | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Test case management | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Size | 80MB (Express + SQL Express + .NET Framework Redist) | Single CD | Multiple CDs | Multiple CDs | Multiple CDs |
Additional Tools Included | None | None | SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition | Windows 2003 Server Developer Edition; SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition; Microsoft Office Access 2003 Developer Extensions; Access 2003 Runtime license | SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition (included with client products only) |
Feature | Express products | Visual Studio Standard Edition | Visual Studio Professional Edition | Visual Studio Tools for Office | Visual Studio Team System |
IntelliSense | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Code editor | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Code snippets | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Programming languages included | VB, VC#, VC++, and VJ# are single language. VWD includes VC#, and VB | All | All | VB and VC# | All |
Office development support | No | No | No | Support for Excel 2003, Word 2003, and InfoPath 2003 | Support for Excel 2003, Word 2003, and InfoPath 2003 |
User experience | Streamlined | Streamlined | Full | Full | Full |
Windows Forms designer | VB, VC#, VC++, VJ# | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Web Forms designer | VWD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Mobile Device Support | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Database design tools "data connections" node | Local | All | All | All | All |
Data access | VB, VC#, VC++, VJ#: local VWD: local and remote | All | All | All | All |
Documentation | 10mb "Getting Started"; Starter Kits targeted at first-time programmers; 200mb optional MSDN Express | MSDN | MSDN | MSDN | MSDN |
Class Designer / Object Test Bench | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
XML Support | XML only | XML/XSLT | XML/XSLT | XML/XSLT | XML/XSLT |
Deployment tools | No | Click Once | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Extensibility | Add external tools to the menu only. Use 3rd party controls. | Consume extensions. | All | All | All |
Reporting | SQL Server Reporting Services | SQL Server Reporting Services | SQL Server Reporting Services / Crystal Reports | SQL Server Reporting Services / Crystal Reports | SQL Server Reporting Services / Crystal Reports |
Source Code Control | No | MSSCCI-compatible (Visual SourceSafe sold separately) | MSSCCI-compatible (Visual SourceSafe sold separately) | MSSCCI-compatible (Visual SourceSafe sold separately) | MSCCI-compatible (includes Visual SourceSafe, Visual Studio Team Foundation sold separately) |
Debugging | Local | Local | Local/remote | Local/remote | Local/remote |
64-bit compiler support | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Server Explorer "servers" node | No | No | All | All | All |
SQL Server 2005 Integration | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Code profiling | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Static analysis | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Unit testing | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Code coverage | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Project management | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Test case management | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Size | 80MB (Express + SQL Express + .NET Framework Redist) | Single CD | Multiple CDs | Multiple CDs | Multiple CDs |
Additional Tools Included | None | None | SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition | Windows 2003 Server Developer Edition; SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition; Microsoft Office Access 2003 Developer Extensions; Access 2003 Runtime license | SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition (included with client products only) |