visual-studio-2010

VS2010 and VS2008 project compatibility

Does anyone know if VS2010 will use the same project & solution file format as 2008, or will the 2008 project files need to be upgraded to 2010 format before they'll open in that version? ...

Will Visual Studio 2010 still be able to use all the plugins for Visual Studio 2008?

I use Visual Studio 2k8 Pro Edition at home and I have loaded it with a lot of important addins customised for my development. If I get VS2010 Pro Edition, would all of these plugins fail to work? Is this a plugin-related matter or down to Visual Studio itself? E.g. Visual Studio 2010 may just be based on the 2008 version but with enhan...

F#: curried overload/tupled overload issue

While migrating some code to the latest version of F#, included in VS2010 b1, I've encountered an issue and I'd like to know if there's a workaround available and - if not - why was the behavior of the F# compiler modified not to support the scenario. type Foo(a) = [<OverloadID("CurriedAbc")>] member public x.Abc (p:(oneType * ...

F# and PLINQ extension methods

While digging deeper into the latest release of F# I tried to have it interacting with PLINQ. I've noticed, however, that the two don't play very nice together code-wise. In fact it didn't seem possible to write code such as the following: open System.Linq let someArray = [|"abc"; "def"|] someArray.AsParallel().Count(new Func<_,_>(fun ...

Does Visual Studio 2010 Professional have Sequence Diagrams?

Does Visual Studio 2010 Professional have the Diagramming support announced on the web? Do I need to install the TS version to be able to get these features ? ...

F# 2010 Seq.generate_using

Is there an alternative/workaround for Seq.generate_using in Visual Studio 2010? The FSharp.PowerPack.dll is not available for 2010 AFAIK ...

NUnit isn't running Visual Studio 2010 code

I'm trying to load a Visual Studio 2010 beta dll into the NUnit GUI. I get a popup error. This assembly is built by a runtime newer than the currently loaded runtime and cannot be loaded. You may be attempting to load an assembly build with a later version of the CLR than the version under which NUnit is currently running. How do...

If I didn't get along with Entity Framework until now, Is there a chance I will like the new EF in .Net 4.0

So far I did not like EF. Although I liked the tools and how easy it was to create certain types of mappings and relations, Other types were a pain and the Linq support in EF wasn't so great (couln't create my own filter extension methods). Is the new EF in .Net 4.0 better. Given what I have stated so far is there a chance I will like i...

What are the best new features in Visual Studio 2010?

Possible Duplicate: What's the compelling reason to upgrade to Visual Studio 2010 from VS2008? Another Visual Studio is around the corner. I'm curious, what's in there that you've read about and/or found and/or tried out that you really consider worth shouting about? Anything in there to dramatically improve productivity? Any c...

How do I find the stack trace in Visual Studio?

I ask because I couldn't find the stack trace in Visual Studio, while debugging an exception that occurred, after 30 seconds and didn't know to initially google for "Call Stack Window". And now via the magic of StackOverflow and Google, I won't ever have to remember again. Though through the act of writing this, I will never forget. Is...

How to easily create an Excel UDF with VSTO Add-in project

First of I apologize beforehand if this question seems rather “noobish” – but I am entirely new to VSTO development and to StackOverflow, so please bear with me. Thanks :-) What I am trying to do is to create UDF’s for Excel using VSTO’s C# “Excel 2007 Add-in”-project type (since I just want to generate some general UDF’s). As I am only...

Does Visual Studio 2010 Beta support .NET 2.0 projects? What about SQL 2005 DBs?

Does Visual Studio 2010 Beta support .NET 2.0 projects? What about opening SQL 2005 *.ndf files with the new IDE? (meaning mdf files included in the project like App_Data DBs in web applications etc.) ...

When is the expiration date of Visual Studio 2010 Beta?

When is the expiration date of Visual Studio 2010 Beta? ...

How and what version of SSMS do I have to install after installing VS 2010?

Hi I installed VS 2010 on a plain Vista x64 OS, now I need to install SSMS as well. Based on your experience, what version do I have to install? Thanks in advance! ...

Is there any way to edit VS 10 projects in VS 2008?

Hi. I worked for a friend's project in VS 2008. Now I upgraded it to 2010 version, I wanna send it back to my friend so he should be able to use it. Is this possible? ...

What is disabling my edit-and-continue in vb10 vs2010?

I've been using the vs2010 beta but I can't seem to get edit and continue to work. Compile -> Advanced Options -> Target platform is set to x86 (Compile -> Platform is disabled and set to Active (Any Cpu)?). Options -> Debugging -> Edit-and-continue is checked but grayed out. Presumably for the same reason I can't debug. Options -> His...

How do I write private set auto-properties in VB 10?

in C#: public string Property { get; private set; } in VB? Please vote or/and share your ideas! ...

How to use System.Dynamic.DynamicObject in VB.NET 10.0 ?

How to use System.Dynamic.DynamicObject in VB.NET 10.0 ? I can create class that inherits from DynamicObject, but cannot actually use it. ...

Seeking workaround for filename conflict with Visual C++ header file

Our code includes vector, which includes memory, which includes Microsoft's intrin.h, but we have an intrin.h of our own on our include path. Hence memory picks up our intrin.h instead of the system one, and fails to compile. Both our intrin.h and Microsoft's have been around for years, but we've never had a conflict before - VS 2010 i...

will there be a F# express edition?

I know VS2010 is coming out soon and that usually corresponds to a update of the express versions does anyone know if they are going to make a separate F# express suite? ...