Question

I want to ask other developers about Visual Studio 11.

I’m currently using VS2010 SP1 and some components like DevExpress. All of them is compatible with VS11.

In my situation, i am able to handle all errors during this beta period and i can accept that. But, to be more clear, to deploy my outputs (exe/dll .NET 4.0) to other machines (like customers) do you recommend to use of Visual Studio 11?

Is there any limitation(s) or other things on VS11 and/or deployed / build outputs?

I know, it is BETA but in BETA stage is it safe to use it as a default IDE instead of VS2010.

If I use VS11 I will probably still use .NET 4.0 but not 4.5 Beta.

I liked the new things and IDE interface style of VS11 so its attract me -very much-.

More importantly, do you use it on production?

Answer 1

I’m currently using it as a production tool but only when targeting .Net 4.0 and below. So far I have not found any issues. I wouldn’t recommend it for a production environment if you are compiling against .Net 4.5.

Microsoft however does offer production support. You can read more about it here:

http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/11/en-us/downloads/go-live

Hope it helps!