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Asked: 2026-05-31T06:17:41+00:00

My project leader insists on using Visual Studio 2005 which only targets the .NET

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My project leader insists on using Visual Studio 2005 which only targets the .NET 2.0 framework and only supports C# 2.0 syntax.

He insists that the 2.0 framework has higher compatiblity and performance for older computers. By old, I mean 5-8 year old Windows XP machines.

Assuming we only support a minimum of Windows XP / Server 2003, is there any advantage at all to using .NET 2.0?

I am pretty sure that even targeting .NET 2.0 we can take advantage of C# 3.0 syntax in our code (lambdas, auto-implemented properties, etc.) if we upgrade past VS2005.

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  1. Editorial Team

    .NET 2 is no longer supported by Microsoft. Well, Microsoft makes the terms tougher to explain. For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, you have to at least use .NET Framework 3.5 SP1,

    http://blogs.technet.com/b/lifecycle/archive/2010/04/30/net-framework-3-5-sp1-and-later-now-supported-as-part-of-microsoft-windows.aspx

    so that you can receive assistance from Microsoft support team.

    Therefore, I see no reason to stay on .NET 2.

    “the 2.0 framework has higher compatiblity and performance for older computers” is a joke for me. When you lose support-ability from Microsoft, you lose everything.

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