User:Lwoodyiii/Microsoft Visual Studio 2010


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Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 is Microsoft’s latest version of its Visual Studio product line. It comes in four editions:
 * Professional
 * Premium
 * Ultimate
 * Test Professional

Features
The feature set is divided into eight areas:
 * Debugging and Diagnostics
 * Testing Tools
 * Integrated Development Environment
 * Database Development
 * Development Platform Support
 * Architecture and Modeling
 * Lab Management
 * Team Foundation Server

Debugging and Diagnostics
A feature for debugging a managed application at specific points in time. It captures and records what the application does while it is running. When an error occurs, you can view the state of the application at any time from the start to the point of the error.
 * IntelliTrace
 * Static Code Analysis
 * Code Metrics
 * Profiling
 * Debugger

Testing Tools

 * Unit Testing
 * Code Coverage
 * Test Impact Analysis
 * Coded UI Test
 * Web Performance Testing
 * Load Testing
 * Microsoft Test Manager 2010
 * Test Case Management
 * Manual Test Execution
 * Fast-Forward for Manual Testing
 * Lab Management Configuration

Integrated Development Environment

 * Multiple Monitor Support
 * Multi-Targeting
 * One Click Web Deployment
 * JavaScript and jQuery Support
 * Extensible WPF-Based Environment

Database Development

 * Database Deployment
 * Database Change Management
 * Database Unit Testing
 * Database Test Generation
 * Data Access

Development Platform Suppport

 * Architecture Explorer
 * UML 2.0 Diagrams (Activity, Use Case, Sequence, Class, Component)
 * Layer Diagram and Dependency Validation

Lab Management

 * Virtual Environment Setup & Tear Down
 * Provision environment from template
 * Checkpoint environment

Team Foundation Server
Team Foundation Server (TFS) has the following features, all of these require a TFS CAL except Team Explorer:
 * Version Control
 * Work Item Tracking
 * Build Automation
 * Team Portal
 * Reporting & Business Intelligence
 * Agile Planning Workbook
 * Microsoft Visual Studio Team Explorer 2010
 * Test Case Management

Version Control
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Professional
Visual Studio 2010 Professional is intended for individual developers and includes unit-testing capabilities. It is packaged and sold in three ways: MSDN provides downloads of the latest Microsoft products such as Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise. The full MSDN package gives you Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2010 and 1 Client Access License (CAL) for it. It also provides older versions of Microsoft client and server operating systems.
 * With MSDN essentials for $549
 * With MSDN for $1,199
 * Upgrade from Visual Studio 2008 Standard for $299

Premium
Visual Studio 2010 Premium is intended for individuals and teams. You can buy it new for approximately $5500 or renew it for approximately $2300

Ultimate
Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate is the comprehensive suite of development tools offered by Microsoft.