Visual Studio 2010

Question

Is visual studio 2010 ready to actually build the right apps and websites, or is it just for the game to play at this point. Any feedback on stability and performance?

Answer 1

I think you should wait, at least for beta 2 for more stability and performance. The IDE usually falls on me at least once every 30 minutes, and the performance of the new wpf GUI is not yet so great. I read that many improvements were made in beta 2, and it is expected that they will be released in the fall.

In addition, the splash screen for VS 2010 says that it should be used only for evaluation purposes.

Answer 2

Even if you think so, Microsoft has not issued a “Go Live” license, so you will violate the license agreement!

In addition, you do not yet have distribution rights to the .NET 4.0 runtime, and most clients (in a commercial environment) feel that something is wrong when asked to download and install beta versions.

Choosing a development environment in transition is always a bit of a compromise ... If your development cycle is likely to be 6 months or more and you want to use the VS2010 function, I personally will itch, run the project in VS2010, but on the other hand , always consider why you make this choice - professionally, I either adhere to VS2008 or provide dual development (I work with VS2010, but I perform regular / automatic testing with VS2008).

If you only ask because it is brilliant and new or you plan to ship within six months ... stick with VS2008.

Answer 3

I would not recommend using it for production, it is still in the first beta version (it may crush, lose your job ...) you should not even try it on your main machine (use a virtual machine)!

Answer 4

Until it is released, you should not create anything for production using it. Once it is released, you can start building on it, but understand that the vast majority of your users will not have .NET 4 for quite some time.

But there are so many changes in VS2010 that you can start writing applications, realizing that you will have to fix them because of the changes that are likely to come, as they continue to receive feedback about the problems people encounter when trying to develop with it.

Answer 5

It works very well, in my opinion, if you carefully leaked, but there are serious problems. For example, there are these post-it, like floating debugger viewer windows that you can use, but they usually crash the IDE when I delete them.

I am saying that you should limit the use of what the splash screen says: for evaluation purposes only.

Oh, and since this question and its answers are rather subjective, I think it should be a community wiki.

Answer 6

I tried, but could not convert the projects I'm working on. I'm waiting for the next beta, because I was not interested in starting anything new.

We had some problems with VS2008 when it first appeared, and just started using it with the first service pack. I do not expect VS2010 to be ready for release before release.

If you work with other people, remember that VS project files are generally not compatible with each other, so if you run a VS2010 project, other people may have to use VS2010 on it, and since it is still early beta, it may not work as well for them, as for you.