Visual Studio 2005 Product Line Overview
VB, VC#, VC++, and VJ# are single language. VWD includes VC#, and VB VB and VC# Support for Excel 2003, Word 2003, and InfoPath 2003 Support for Excel 2003, Word 2003, and InfoPath 2003 VWD: local and remote 10mb "Getting Started"; Starter Kits targeted at first-time programmers; 200mb optional MSDN Express 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
All
All
All
Office development support
No
No
No
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
All
All
All
All
Documentation
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
| 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) |