Thursday, February 9, 2012

New features in Visual Studio 2008

1.  Multi targeting support - We can develope, build and debug 2.0, 3.0 and 3.5 applications.
2.  Linq support - Efficient way to work with queries. Benefits compile time error checking and step by step query debugging.




3.  WPF - Extensive graphic functionality to build 2D and 3D graphic applications.
4.  Java script intellisense and debug support - Provides intellisense for java script. Now we can debug java script also.

5.  AJAX built in - No need to to install AJAX library, its in built now.
6.  Semi transparent intellisense box - At the time of coding, if you need to see code written behind intellisense box then press and hold control key, intellisence box will become semi transparent.
7.  'Organize using' - Select, all usings and right click, provide you 'Organize Usings' option, it removes unused usings and provide sort option also.
8.  Nested master pages design support - 2005 also supports nested master pages but can't edit in design window, in 2008 you can work with nested master pages in design window.
9.  Multi window splited view - You can see design, code and HTML in separate views/windows splited verticaly or horizontaly.
10. HTML and java script errors seprated - 2008 shows HTML and java script errors seprately from errors in warnings.
11. Linq designer - You can design your Linq queries in design mode.

12. Debugging of .Net libraray - We can debug .net framework assemblies by selecting code right click then 'Go to assembly' in debug mode.
13. In built silver light library - No need to install silver light library, its in built.

14. Multilingual user interface - VS 2008 supports / viewable in 9 languages English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Japanese, and Korean.


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