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  1. 10-19-2007, 10:39 AM #1
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    Is anyone using VS 2008 Beta 2 for storefront development/compiling?

    I would like to download and use it, just not sure on how stable it would be to work with... ...Microsoft and Betas...LoL! (Sorry couldn't resist!)

    Any thoughts woudl be great.

    Cheers,
    Sean.
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  2. 10-19-2007, 07:49 PM #2
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    Hi Sean,

    I haven't downloaded and started playing with it yet personally, but I wouldn't recommend using it for any projects involving your production site until it is out of Beta.

    Thanks,
    Chip
  3. 10-22-2007, 11:24 AM #3
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    ADNSF runs fine under Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2. There are a few things to note:
    • If you're running Vista, run VS2008 as an Administrator.
    • VS2008 and VS2005 can run side-by-side.
    • The solution (.sln) and project (.csproj) files are upgraded when the solution is first opened by VS2008. Once they are upgraded, they will not re-open under VS2005.
    • You will be prompted if you'd like to run the web under .net Framework 2.0 or .net Framework 3.5. Either answer is fine; you can change your decision later. To switch between Framework 2.0 and 3.5, open Solution Explorer > right-click the web project > Property pages > Build > Target Framework.
    If you run ADNSF under Framework 3.5, the following features become available to you:
    • C# 3.0 with LINQ
    • ASP.NET AJAX
    New feature of VS2008 include:
    • Improved Design View and CSS design tools (ripped from Expression Web)
    • Intellisense for JScript and ASP.NET AJAX
    • New O/R Designer to create LINQ to SQL entities
    If you decide to try this, you're flying on your own; Support cannot help you!
    Last edited by Jesse; 05-22-2008 at 07:21 AM.
    Jon Wolthuis