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Matthias Gutehall - 27 Jul 2003 11:39 GMT

Hi all
I have vs.net 2002 and was wondering if I should upgrade to 2003 or not.
Is 2003 better than 2002?

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Sven Carstensen - 28 Jul 2003 08:50 GMT

Hi,

> Hi all
> I have vs.net 2002 and was wondering if I should upgrade to 2003 or not.
> Is 2003 better than 2002?

some people call it a huge Service Pack with lots of improvements in the
details and some major ones:

C++ standard compliance is much better
C++ forms editor
improved WebService reference wizard
Framework 1.1 support

I like the alphabetical sorting in the solution explorer better than the
random of 2002

And the upgrade price of $29 when you upgrade soon is another good reason to
keep your system up to date. Who knows how the upgrade conditions for the
next studio are which is expected end of 2004. Maybe you need 2003 to get a
cheap 2004.

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Ben Taylor - 28 Jul 2003 19:28 GMT

it'd have a job to be much worse

> Hi all
> I have vs.net 2002 and was wondering if I should upgrade to 2003 or not.
> Is 2003 better than 2002?

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Louis Lafreniere [VC++ Dev] - 30 Jul 2003 19:31 GMT

>From: "Matthias Gutehall" <matthias@gulo.nu>
>Message-ID: <#oAhtqCVDHA.2040@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl>
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>Hi all
>I have vs.net 2002 and was wondering if I should upgrade to 2003 or not.
>Is 2003 better than 2002?

I might be biased, but I think the upgrade is a no brainer in this case:
o cheap at $29
o much better C++ conformance
o improved optimizations especially when targetting Pentium4
o more polished IDE
o tons of bug fixes

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David Lowndes - 30 Jul 2003 23:18 GMT

>I might be biased, but I think the upgrade is a no brainer in this case:

You forgot:

o newly introduced bugs

... but I agree with you anyway! VS2003 is generally a useful no
brainer (for want of a better term) upgrade decision given the low
cost.

Dave

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David Lowndes - 31 Jul 2003 00:07 GMT

.. and I forgot to add a smiley somewhere in my message.

Dave

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