Visual Studio.NET Editions

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Visual Studio.NET Editions

Visual Studio.NET comes in different editions. You can select edition appropriate
for the kind of development you are doing. Following editions of VS.NET are
available:

- Professional
- Enterprise

Developer

- Enterprise

Architect

Visual Studio .NET Professional edition offers a development tool for
creating various types of applications mentioned previously. Developers can
use Professional edition to build Internet and Develop applications quickly
and create solutions that span any device and integrate with any platform.

Visual Studio .NET Enterprise Developer (VSED) edition contains all the
features of Professional edition plus has additional capabilities for enterprise
development. The features include things such as a collaborative team
development, Third party tool integration for building XML Web services and
built-in project templates with architectural guidelines and spanning
comprehensive project life-cycle.

Visual Studio .NET Enterprise Architect (VSEA) edition contains all the
features of Visual Studio .NET Enterprise Developer edition and additionally
includes capabilities for designing, specifying, and communicating application
architecture and functionality. The additional features include Visual designer
for XML Web services, Unified Modeling Language (UML) support and
enterprise templates for development guidelines and policies.

A complete comparison of these editions can be found at

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/howtobuy/choosing.asp

In addition to these editions, special language specific editions are available. They
are:

- Visual Basic.NET Standard Edition
- Visual C# Standard Edition
- Visual C++ .NET Standard (soon to be released)

These editions are primarily for hobbyist, student, or beginner who wants to
try their hands on basic language features.