visual|区别
From MSDN: http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/prodinfo/purchase/features.asp
A = Visual Studio .NET Enterprise Architect Edition
D = Visual Studio .NET Enterprise Developer Edition
P = Visual Studio .NET Professional Edition
3个版本的不同特性，以及从开发角度考虑如何选用3个不同版本
1. Build .NET-based Applications(3个版本相同)
A D P a) XML Web services
A D P b) Windows Forms
A D P c) Web Forms
A D P d) Mobile Web Forms
A D P e) Pocket PC and Windows CE .NET–based applications
A D P f) .NET Framework and the Common Language Runtime
A D P g) Visual Basic .NET Upgrade Wizard
2. Choose from Powerful and Productive Languages(3个版本相同)
A D P a) Visual Basic .NET
A D P b) Visual C# .NET
A D P c) Visual C++ .NET
A D P d) vVisual J# .NET*
A D P e) Built-in support for additional programming languages
3. Leverage a Single Unified Integrated Development Environment(3个版本相同)
A D P a) Shared Visual Studio .NET integrated development environment (IDE)
A D P b) RAD for the server
A D P c) Visual Studio .NET Debugger
A D P d) Dynamic Help
A D P e) Task List
A D P f) HTML Designer
4. Create Powerful Database Applications
A D a) Microsoft SQL Server(TM) 2000
Note: Use the complete database and analysis offering to rapidly
deliver the next generation of scalable e-commerce, line-of-business,
and data warehousing solutions.
A D P b) Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE 2000)
A D P c) Visual Database Tools
A d) Microsoft Visio?–based database modeling
Note: Capture and communicate business requirements clearly with
conceptual,logical, and physical database modeling tools.
A D P e) XML Designer
5. Enterprise Life-cycle Tools
A D a) Microsoft Visual SourceSafe? 6.0c
Note: Provide a collaborative, team development environment with
version control for source code, components, applications,
and design documents.
A D b) Application Center Test
Note: Perform functional, performance, and load testing of XML Web
services and applications. Easily automate tests to run regression
tests.
A c) Visio-based UML application modeling
Note: Model application architecture and functionality visually, and
clearly communicate requirements with the development team.0m
A d) Enterprise template project type
Note: Share best practices and provide architectural guidance across
the development team with the new Enterprise template project type.37;40m
A D e) Enterprise templates and frameworks
Note: Take advantage of application templates to jump-start
development and access best practices built-in with XML-based
Template Description Language.
A D f) Microsoft .NET–based reference applications
Note: Learn how to design and structure .NET-based applications with
end-to-end reference applications, including design documents,
models, and code.
A D g) Visual Studio Analyzer
Note: Locate performance bottlenecks visually in distributed COM
applications.
6. Server Technologies: Full Versions, Licensed for Development and Test Only
A D a)Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server, SQL Server 2000,
Microsoft Commerce Server, Microsoft Host Integration Server,
Microsoft Exchange Server
A b)Microsoft BizTalk? Server
Note:Build distributed business processes that integrate applications
and partners, as well as quickly establish reliable, secure trading
relationships with customers and partners over the Web.