2008+ ????
2005
| Feature | Express | Standard | Professional | Visual Studio Tools for Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Programming languages included
|
Visual Basic, Visual C#, Visual C++, and Visual J# are single language.
Visual Web Developer includes Visual C# and Visual Basic.
|
All
|
All
|
Visual Basic and Visual C# only.
|
User experience
|
Simplified menu options and defaults
|
Simplified menu options and defaults
|
Full
|
Full
|
Documentation
|
10mb "Getting Started"; Starter Kits targeted at first-time programmers
200mb optional MSDN Express
|
Full MSDN Library
|
Full MSDN Library
|
Full MSDN Library
|
IntelliSense
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Code editor
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Code snippets
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Windows Forms designer
|
Not available with Visual Web Developer
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Web Forms designer
|
Only available with Visual Web Developer
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Mobile Device support
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Database design tools to create and modify tables and stored procedures
|
Local only
|
Local and remote
|
Local and remote
|
Local and remote
|
Data access designers
|
Visual Basic, Visual C#, Visual C++, local only.
Visual Web Developer includes local and remote.
|
Local and remote
|
Local and remote
|
Local and remote
|
Class Designer
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Object Test Bench
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
XML editor support
|
XML editing available.
Basic XSLT support available only with Visual Web Developer
|
Full XML and XSLT
|
Full XML and XSLT
|
Full XML and XSLT
|
Deployment tools
|
ClickOnce only
|
ClickOnce only
|
All tools
|
All tools
|
Extensibility
|
Add external tools to the menu only. Use 3rd party controls.
|
Consume extensions
|
Full
|
Full
|
Server Explorer Servers node
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Reporting
|
SQL Server Reporting Services Add-in available with Visual Web Developer only
|
SQL Server Reporting Services
|
SQL Server Reporting Services and Crystal Reports
|
SQL Server Reporting Services
|
Source Code Control
|
No
|
MSSCCI-compatible
(Visual SourceSafe sold separately)
|
MSSCCI-compatible
(Visual SourceSafe sold separately)
|
MSSCCI-compatible
(Visual SourceSafe sold separately)
|
Local debugging
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Remote debugging
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Office development support
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Excel 2003, Word 2003, InfoPath 2003, and Outlook 2003
Includes Microsoft Office Access 2003 Developer Extensions and a license for the Access 2003 Runtime
|
Develop Visual Studio Packages with the Visual Studio SDK
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Deploy Visual Studio Packages with the Visual Studio SDK
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Profile Guided Optimization (PoGO)
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
64-bit compiler support (Itanium)
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
64-bit compiler support (x64)
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
SQL Server 2005 integration
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
SQL Server 2005 Editions
|
SQL Server 2005 Express Edition
|
SQL Server 2005 Express Edition
|
SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition
|
SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition
|
| Feature | Professional | Enterprise Developer | Enterprise Architect | Academic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visual Basic .NET | X | X | X | X |
| Visual C++ .NET | X | X | X | X |
| Visual C# .NET | X | X | X | X |
| Visual J# .NET | X | X | X | X |
| Create and use XML Web services | X | X | X | X |
| Build Web applications | X | X | X | X |
| Build Windows applications | X | X | X | X |
| Target handheld wireless devices | X | X | X | X |
| Target Pocket PC's and Windows CE .NET powered devices | X | X | X | X |
| Design tables and views on SQL Server Desktop Engine | X | X | X | X |
| Design tables, views, procedures, triggers, functions, and so forth, on SQL Server Desktop Engine, SQL Server, and Not Oracle | X | X | ||
| Windows 2000 Server Developer Edition | X | X | ||
| SQL Server 2000 Developer Edition | X | X | ||
| Commerce Server 2000 Developer Edition | X | X | ||
| Host Integration Server 2000 Developer Edition | X | X | ||
| Exchange Server 2000 Developer Edition | X | X | ||
| Visual SourceSafe | X | X | ||
| Test XML Web services and applications | X | X | ||
| .NET Reference Applications | X | X | ||
| Enterprise Templates execution | X | X | ||
| Enterprise Templates authoring | X | |||
| BizTalk Server 2000 Developer Edition | X | |||
| Visio-based software modeling | X | |||
| Visio-based database modeling | X | |||
| Tools for faculty, including assignment management and code extraction | X | |||
| Tools for students, including application wizards and assignment management | X | |||
| Academic-specific documentation and code samples for faculty and students | X |
