Simple, yet
powerful entrypoint professional development tool
With Visual
Studio 2005 Standard Edition, developers can:
Build
line of business applications using Visual Basic, C#, C++ and J#
Target
Windows, Web and Mobile Applications from within a unified development
environment
Create
client/server applications using Web services and integrated design tools
for accessing remote data.
Visual Studio
Standard Edition is an entrypoint professional development tool that maintains
the simplicity of the Express line but delivers access to the powerful
development tools necessary to construct data-focused client applications,
n-tier applications (Connected Systems) using Web services, and rich Web
applications. Visual Basic 6.0 developers moving to the .NET Framework will find
that Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition combines the productivity enhancements
coming to Visual Basic 2005 such as My, IntelliSense, Code Snippets, and Edit
and Continue with the power that they require for constructing line of business
applications and migrating to a modern development environment.
Visual Studio Standard Edition also
provides Web developers who are building line of business applications with a
full-featured development environment for constructing advanced data-driven,
dynamic applications, while still keeping a slimmed-down, Web focused IDE.
Visual Studio Standard Edition includes advanced Web development features, such
as pre-compilation of Web sites, full debugging tools, richer data-access,
Section 507 and WCAG accessibility checking, and simplified support for site
localization.
Visual Studio Standard Edition also
includes support for extending the developmentenvironment with over 300 tools
from over 175 Visual Studio Integration Partners (VSIP) program participants.
With Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition, developers can:
Build line of business applications using Visual Basic, C#, C++ and J#
Target
Windows, Web and Mobile Applications from within a unified development
environment
Create
client/server applications using Web services and integrated design tools
for accessing remote data
Use SQL
Reporting Services to summarize, tabulate and display output
Extend
Visual Studio by consuming third-party components from the 350 VSIP partners
Craft
department-grade web applications with full debugging tools, pre-compilation
of web sites, and 508/WCAG accessibility checking
The products
are only the beginning. Microsoft has also worked with a number of content
providers and community groups to build out a healthy ecosystem of content,
forums, and resources to enable users to be more successful, including:
Community
resources, offering users newsgroups and forums where they can congregate
and exchange ideas and get assistance from fellow users
Training
and learning partnerships with book publishers, training vendors, and more
to assist users in taking the subsequent steps beyond being a tinkerer to
becoming an IT professional