As Vista gains momentum, and many of us get our hands on it - we're quickly faced with a question that not many seem able to answer. More disconcerting - there is nothing solid out there to provide direction.
If I am a ASP.Net developer - I want IIS available for my development pleasure.
More important, I will probably be using Visual Studio to crank out my applications.
There is a lot of effort in the launch of Vista and the new Office products - but what about the development community? Especially if we're not one of the few that can afford to travel the globe and partake of the special developer launches sponsored by MSFT?
A good start is here for the latest developments regarding Visual Studio and Vista. Pay special attention to that one line about VS .Net 2002 and 2003 not being supported on Vista! This is very important to many in the development community.
Be sure to get up to speed on the Visual Studio SP1 release. A touted 70+ enhancements, including:
New processor support (e.g., Core Duo) for code generation and profiling
Performance and scale improvements in Team Foundation Server
Team Foundation Server integration with Excel 2007 and Project 2007
Tool support for occasionally connected devices and SQL Server Compact Edition
Additional support for project file based Web applications
Windows Embedded 6.0 platform and tools support
Yes, MSFT announced a SP1 for Vista, covered pretty decent here but you should know that this release is beta. The official release will not appear until RTM Vista is launched in January/February this year.
Planning automated deployments of Visual Studio on Vista workstations? Be sure to review this blog on some issues identified early on. The honeymoon is over!
Be sure to check out the latest pod casts that highlight the latest Visual Studio tools / technologies / direction.
As I ramp up to start doing all of my development on Vista - I'll keep you posted on the pitfalls and niceties - if they're to be found!