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The Wait for Visual Studio 2008 is Over

On Monday, Nov. 19, Microsoft announced that Visual Studio 2008 and the .NET Framework 3.5 were released to manufacturing (RTM). With more than 250 new features,Visual Studio 2008 includes significant enhancements in every edition, including Visual Studio Express and Visual Studio Team System. Developers of all levels – from hobbyists to enterprise development teams – now have a consistent, secure and reliable solution for developing applications for the latest platforms: the Web, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, the 2007 Office system, and beyond.

MSDN Subscribers: Get Visual Studio 2008 Now

For a good startup, get the Free Visual Studio 2008 Express Editions

Or get the free 90 days trial for VS2008 Team Suite Edition, which can be converted to full version with a key.

Don’t forget the MSDN Library for Visual Studio 2008.

Team System Web Access (formerly known as TeamPlain) is a Web interface to Visual Studio 2008 Team Foundation Server. Its a free download that will be incorporated into a future release of Visual Studio Team System. You may install it with licensed installations of Team Foundation Server.

Features

• NEW: Display custom controls on work item forms
• NEW: view queued builds new, queue new builds
• Add new work items or edit existing ones
• Work with any type of work item, including custom ones
• Add new work item queries or edit existing ones
• View, download, upload, check-in and check-out documents on SharePoint team portal
• View reports, export as PDF or Excel
• Browse source control repositories, download files, view changesets, diffs, histories, and annotated views
• View build results, start or stop builds
• Search for keywords in work items

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