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John - 07 Mar 2008 23:11 GMT

Hi

I am developing a database app in vs 2008 and I don't need wpf. What fw
version do I need to target?

Thanks

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Tom Shelton - 08 Mar 2008 02:28 GMT

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Well, 3.0 and above has wpf, wcf, and wf - so if you don't need those
or linq then 2.0 would be fine.

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kimiraikkonen - 08 Mar 2008 09:38 GMT

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Is there any new critial classes or fixes that came with 3.0 or 3.5
that weren't included in 2.0 except the technologies you mentioned
above? (wpf,wcf,linq...)

I just wondered how much time remained for 2.0's lifetime.

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Andrej Tozon - 09 Mar 2008 22:19 GMT

Kimi,

for the latest fixes for 2.0 download the latest service pack. FX 3.0
and 3.5 are just "add-ons" to 2.0 - if you don't need the technologies
they bring along, you don't need them and can continue to target 2.0.
Also note that a lot of new language features that came with Visual
Studio 2008 and new compilers are also available to you when targeting
2.0 (those include object initializers, automatic properties, lambdas,
etc...)

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kimiraikkonen - 09 Mar 2008 22:26 GMT

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Thanks Andrej, so VS 2005 is OK for framework 2.0, not worth update to
VS 2008 "just because of" these add-ons unless you need it.

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Andrej Tozon - 10 Mar 2008 11:17 GMT

Well, it is ok, but you could find Visual Studio 2008 more useful than
2005 even when not dealing with that new stuff. One example is a
dataset designer, where Visual Studio 2008 can generate much better
codebehind code than 2005 - you can part the actual dataset and
datatables in different classes and take advantage of the newly
generated TableAdapterManager class to update all tables in a dataset
at once, in one transaction. If you're developing web projects, Visual
Studio 2008 now offers Javascript intellisense and debugging, better
CSS tools, etc...

In general, Visual Studio 2008 is not just about support for FX
3.0/3.t technologies, it's also about offering better tools and
overall experience when dealing with apps for 2.0.

Andrej

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> Thanks Andrej, so VS 2005 is OK for framework 2.0, not worth update to
> VS 2008 "just because of" these add-ons unless you need it.

You can think of VS.NET 2008 as a refined version of 2005. It worth an
upgrade if you can get your hands on 2008.

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Cowboy (Gregory A. Beamer) - 10 Mar 2008 20:32 GMT

It really depends on what you are setting it to in the properties. I would
aim for 2.0 if you do not need WPF, LINQ, WF, WCF, etc.

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