Got Time for the VS2010 RC?
The Visual Studio 2010 RC is ready for the Microsoft development community to road test.
The Microsoft Developer Network got access to the downloads on Monday. Tomorrow the new bits will be available to the public.
With the RTM about a month away -- depending on what the RC feedback shows – is it worth uninstalling VS2010 beta 2 and .NET 4 beta 2 and loading this latest build?
Common complaints, showstoppers and loud protests may still get some grease. If you want Microsoft to make your life easier and tackle some of the issues that you could do without during the work day, give it a spin. Fill out the surveys, click on the "Got Feedback?" button and spend a few minutes telling 'em what you think on Visual Studio Connect.
Silverlight 4.0 beta testers should stick with VS2010 beta 2 -- the RC supports SL3, the latest technology release. Azure developers can use the project templates in VS2010 RC, but .NET 4 support for the cloud will not be available until after the framework RTMs. Microsoft has not committed to a timeframe.
How much can the Visual Studio team realistically optimize and fix in a month? The team is likely in the QA phase and looking for any red flags, bugs or performance issues that may cause large numbers of users to wait on the upgrade.
The folks in DevDiv are dealing with modernizing a legacy codebase and optimizing a WPF frontend. They don't want a Vista repeat on their watch. If the RC testers spot too many ongoing problems, the RTM may be pushed beyond April. Make yourself heard.
Read more about the VS2010 RC here.
Express your views on the latest test build. Will you download it and give it a spin or wait for the RTM? How do you rate the RC versus earlier test builds? Comment below or drop me a line at krichards@1105media.com.
Posted by Kathleen Richards on 02/09/2010 at 5:25 PM