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- Visually specify and communicate your software designs using a full range modeling tools
- Leverage full support for conceptual, logical, and physical database modeling
- Visually orchestrate business processes and map them to application functionality
- Create sound architectural frameworks and best practices guidelines
- share best practices using XML-based Template Description Language
- Benefit from the support for the latest XML Web services standards
- Build on a scalable and reliable Microsoft platform
- Target powerful enterprise servers for building mission-critical applications
- New features: Easy Pocket PC programming; Integrated ASP.NET mobile controls;
- New Web Services Enhancements; C++ language enhancements; .NET Framework 1.1 support
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Visual Studio .Net is Microsoft's multi-faceted development tool, targeting both Windows and Web applications. This 2003 edition includes numerous small improvements as well as major new features such as the Compact Framework, for applications that run on Pocket PCs and other smart devices. It supports multiple languages, with the main ones being Visual Basic, C#, and C++. There is also a Java-like language called J#, although J# applications only work on Windows so this is not a true Java development tool. The Visual Studio .Net environment is truly integrated. It makes extensive use of docking and tabbed windows and there are plenty of project wizards along with huge amounts of online help. Auto-completion and pop-up help eases the business of editing code.
Microsoft's .Net tools are very different from their predecessors. Visual C++ can still compile standard Windows executables, but the other languages all target the .Net Framework, a runtime engine and class library that manages memory and enforces security. Framework applications perform well, since they are compiled to native code at runtime, but there is an overhead in terms of memory usage and the Framework runtime must be installed. In compensation, .Net brings many advantages. All the languages are fully object-oriented, the class library is rich, and XML support is fully integrated. ASP .Net is for Web applications and represents a large advance on the old ASP. Instead of script, ASP .Net supports any of the .Net languages, running on the server and just-in-time compiled to native code. There is a visual Web page designer and carefully designed applications support a wide range of browsers. New in this version of Visual Studio is Mobile Web Forms which use adaptive rendering to support the browsers in mobile phones and PDAs. The database technology in Visual Studio is called ADO .Net and uses a disconnected model ideal for laptops, smart devices and wide area networks.
Visual Studio .NET Enterprise Architect 2003 is the top of the range. It's the only version to include Visio, a drawing and modelling tool with integrated reverse-engineering and code-generation, though sadly not full round-tripping. There are also developer licenses for the key Microsoft server platforms, including Windows Server 2003, Exchange 2000 Server, Biztalk Server and SQL Server 2000. Another key component is the Visual SourceSafe code management system, which is especially important for team development, the Application Centre Test, for stress-testing Web applications, and Enterprise Templates which let architects design and deploy best practices for project development. For those wondering whether to make the jump to .Net, this release is probably the right moment to go ahead. The technology is maturing, and the inclusion of the Compact Framework makes the package more compelling. The deep XML support on offer is essential for many enterprise applications and enables integration with other platforms. It's still important to note the heavy system requirements, and that .Net applications do not run on Windows 95. In most cases, the higher productivity of .Net languages soon pays for any additional resources. --Tim Anderson
Manufacturer's Description
Visual Studio .NET 2003 provides developers with comprehensive tools for designing and building distributed applications for Microsoft Windows, the Web, and mobile devices. Visual Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise Architect (VSEA) builds on the power of Visual Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise Developer by including additional capabilities for designing, specifying, and communicating application architecture, development best practices, and application functionality.Use a complete set of Microsoft Visio-based modeling capabilities to create and communicate application architecture, business requirements, database design, and business processes. Architects using Microsoft Visual C++ .NET, Microsoft Visual Basic .NET, or Microsoft Visual C# .NET can use Unified Modeling Language (UML) models to specify application architecture and functionality, reduce development time by directly generating classes, functions, and methods, and document existing application code by reverse-engineering projects. Visual Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise Architect enables developers to create architectural designs and models that they can share with the rest of their team.Visual Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise Architect provides end-to-end support for database modeling, including conceptual, logical, and physical views. Business analysts can easily enter business rules using the Fact Editor, which in turn generates an underlying database model that can be refined by a database analyst. Roundtrip engineering guarantees that changes made at any of the views will be reflected throughout, improving communication across the development team.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
The Visual range of products have always had a good IDE without being excellent. I've always found Borland (specifically Delphi) to be easier to use and more productive in the past. This has now changed, for three reasons;
The first is C#, as an Java/C++/Delphi programmer I'm used to using the language that fits the task - now C# seems to fit all tasks better than any of these "old" languages (note that the "Mono" project is soon to bring C# to Unix platforms).
The second is the IDE, lots of small changes and improvements have made it the best IDE out there; block cut and paste, outlining, macros etc.
The final reason is the CLR (common language runtime) a set of runtime libraries which is rich, consistent and easy to use.
There's many other plus points I could mention - but if your writing for a Windows platform this is the development tool of choice.
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