- Edit and Continue: Editing code while debugging is back.
- ClickOnce Deployment: This feature offers seamless deployment of Windows applications and their prerequisites with automatic updates.
- The My Namespace: Take a shortcut and access the most used features of the .NET Framework with only a few lines of code.
- Productivity: Use IntelliSense code snippets and Smart Tags to perform common tasks, and use IntelliSense, AutoCorrect, and Edit and Continue to code quickly and accurately.
- Security: Keep applications and data secure with robust security functionality from the .NET Framework. New for 2005, Debug-in-Zone and the Permission calculator enable semitrusted applications.
- Data access: You'll be able to connect to databases, middle-tier business objects, and Web services easily. You'll also be able to display data more easily on your applications using the new DataGridView and DataDetailView controls, and create applications through drag-and-drop.
- Windows Forms 2.0: WinForms 2.0 will let you build rich Windows UIs with new components such as the ToolStrip and MaskedTextBox. You'll be able to align components easily with new SnapLines.
- ASP.NET 2.0: Build powerful Web applications with improved designers, Master Pages, and faster performance.
- XML Documentation Comments: Keep code and documentation in sync.
- RegFree COM: Reuse existing assets by deploying your existing COM controls without having to register them, enabling multiple versions on the same machine.
—Jay Roxe
Jay Roxe is Product Manager for Visual Basic .NET at Microsoft. Reach him through his blog at http://blogs.msdn.com/JRoxe/.
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