I don't know how this one escaped my attention. In Whidbey, there is a new window that you can dock in your IDE. It is called “System Window” and you can find it under View -> Other Windows -> Command Windows -> System Window. Very cool! It's these kind of small things that make me very happy. Keep up the great work IDE team!
Whidbey + Command Line = Good
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