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We are considering switching from MS Visual Studio 2003 to MS Visual Studio 2005 for our C++ development. I think jumping to 2008 might be better.
In what ways are VS2008 better than VS2005 for C++ development?
Are there any disadvantages of VS2008 over VS2005?
There are very little difference between 2005 and 2008 from native C++ developer point of view. However, if coming from 2003, it makes sense to upgrade directly to 2008 – the conversion process should be almost the same, and you will end up with a slightly better platform. Some new features which are available for 2008 only:
There are also some additional downloadable feature packs for 2008 only: