Software Architecture, Agility & .NET : Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2 probably to be released on March 31

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posted on Sunday, January 23, 2005 9:06 PM by roydictus

Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2 probably to be released on March 31

I had hoped we'd see the bits of Visual Studio 2005 "Whidbey" by the January timeframe, nicely in time for the Developer & IT Pro Days in Belgium on 1 and 2 February, or the VSLive! conference in San Francisco. Unfortunately, it appears that Microsoft has its eyes on a March 31 release date for the new bits, which will be fully supported -- meaning software companies can release production software built with it and enjoy Redmond's support.

Beta 2 will have a slightly different API from Beta 1, ASP.NET will feature a different directory structure than Beta 1 and especially System.Xml will receive a major overhaul... So if you're developing with Beta 1 or the December CTP, keep in mind that after March 31 you'll need to make some changes to your code.

Currently, the development team is doing a security push on the Beta 2 bits, meaning that when the code is released, it will be considered secure... and probably the bug-freest development environment Microsoft has ever released. I wish it was already here!

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