Hi all,
Now Visual Studio 2010 is out can I use Visual Studio 2010 without breaking my 2008 apps? Can I still compile to .Net 2.0 etc?
Thanks Steven
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Yes, you can still target framework 2.0 in VS2010. And you can also run VS2008 alongside VS2010.
klausbyskov
2010-04-13 09:23:19
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Basically, yes, but there are a few things that get changed, for instance:
- Testing projects always get converted to .NET 4.0
- Project files get stored in "VS 2010" format.
So downgrading back to VS 2008 is not directly possible (in 99% of all cases it's still not a problem by hand-editing the files, takes just a few seconds).
However, usually, this is not an issue though. Your deployment capabilities are not limited by that. You can still target any framework.
Additionally, I found that running VS 2008 alongside 2010 made no problems at all. Including 2008 projects in a 2010 solution works fine and does not change the project file. It's very easy to slowly transmit to the new version step-by-step.
mafutrct
2010-04-13 09:27:00
+1 for pointing out VS2010 saves projects in its own format. While code and targeted framework don't break, project files can (and can generally be fixed as you mentioned).
Michael Itzoe
2010-04-27 16:46:31