Thursday, March 28, 2013

Enterprise Developer vs Professional

2002??
2008+   ????

2005
FeatureExpressStandardProfessionalVisual Studio Tools for Office
Programming languages included
Visual Basic, Visual C#, Visual C++, and Visual J# are single language.
Visual Web Developer includes Visual C# and Visual Basic.
All
All
Visual Basic and Visual C# only.
User experience
Simplified menu options and defaults
Simplified menu options and defaults
Full
Full
Documentation
10mb "Getting Started"; Starter Kits targeted at first-time programmers
200mb optional MSDN Express
Full MSDN Library
Full MSDN Library
Full MSDN Library
IntelliSense
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Code editor
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Code snippets
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Windows Forms designer
Not available with Visual Web Developer
Yes
Yes
Yes
Web Forms designer
Only available with Visual Web Developer
Yes
Yes
Yes
Mobile Device support
No
Yes
Yes
No
Database design tools to create and modify tables and stored procedures
Local only
Local and remote
Local and remote
Local and remote
Data access designers
Visual Basic, Visual C#, Visual C++, local only.
Visual Web Developer includes local and remote.
Local and remote
Local and remote
Local and remote
Class Designer
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Object Test Bench
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
XML editor support
XML editing available.
Basic XSLT support available only with Visual Web Developer
Full XML and XSLT
Full XML and XSLT
Full XML and XSLT
Deployment tools
ClickOnce only
ClickOnce only
All tools
All tools
Extensibility
Add external tools to the menu only. Use 3rd party controls.
Consume extensions
Full
Full
Server Explorer Servers node
No
No
Yes
No
Reporting
SQL Server Reporting Services Add-in available with Visual Web Developer only
SQL Server Reporting Services
SQL Server Reporting Services and Crystal Reports
SQL Server Reporting Services
Source Code Control
No
MSSCCI-compatible
(Visual SourceSafe sold separately)
MSSCCI-compatible
(Visual SourceSafe sold separately)
MSSCCI-compatible
(Visual SourceSafe sold separately)
Local debugging
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Remote debugging
No
No
Yes
No
Office development support
No
No
No
Excel 2003, Word 2003, InfoPath 2003, and Outlook 2003
Includes Microsoft Office Access 2003 Developer Extensions and a license for the Access 2003 Runtime
Develop Visual Studio Packages with the Visual Studio SDK
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Deploy Visual Studio Packages with the Visual Studio SDK
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Profile Guided Optimization (PoGO)
No
No
Yes
No
64-bit compiler support (Itanium)
No
No
No
No
64-bit compiler support (x64)
No
Yes
Yes
No
SQL Server 2005 integration
No
No
Yes
Yes
SQL Server 2005 Editions
SQL Server 2005 Express Edition
SQL Server 2005 Express Edition
SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition
SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition

2003
FeatureProfessionalEnterprise DeveloperEnterprise ArchitectAcademic
Visual Basic .NETXXXX
Visual C++ .NETXXXX
Visual C# .NETXXXX
Visual J# .NETXXXX
Create and use XML Web servicesXXXX
Build Web applicationsXXXX
Build Windows applicationsXXXX
Target handheld wireless devicesXXXX
Target Pocket PC's and Windows CE .NET powered devicesXXXX
Design tables and views on SQL Server Desktop EngineXXXX
Design tables, views, procedures, triggers, functions, and so forth, on SQL Server Desktop Engine, SQL Server, and Not OracleXX
Windows 2000 Server Developer EditionXX
SQL Server 2000 Developer EditionXX
Commerce Server 2000 Developer EditionXX
Host Integration Server 2000 Developer EditionXX
Exchange Server 2000 Developer EditionXX
Visual SourceSafeXX
Test XML Web services and applicationsXX
.NET Reference ApplicationsXX
Enterprise Templates executionXX
Enterprise Templates authoringX
BizTalk Server 2000 Developer EditionX
Visio-based software modelingX
Visio-based database modelingX
Tools for faculty, including assignment management and code extractionX
Tools for students, including application wizards and assignment managementX
Academic-specific documentation and code samples for faculty and studentsX


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