Re: Visual Studio VS2008 - FIRST THOUGHTS
- From: "Leo V" <LeoV@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:17:27 -0800
Does anyone else see the following menu option under Tools In VS 2008?
Tools|Visual Studio 2005 Command Prompt.
Shouldn't it say Visual Studio 2008 Command Prompt?
When I run it, a command prompt opens stating:
Setting environment for using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 x86 tools.
So, at least the correct command prompt is running.
By the way:
I have Visual Studio 2005 installed also. When I installed VS2008 and did a
"First Run", it asked me if it wanted me to copy settings over from VS 2005.
I said yes. (I mention this because I don't know if this is the cause for
what I'm seeing).
"Somebody" <somebody@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:AXk1j.589$wj5.455@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
1) The install is HORRENDOUS... TONS of dependencies (.NET 3.5, .NET 2.0A,
Vista Windows SDK, Document Explorer 2008 and some web and SQL crap that
was installed even though I UNCHECKED that option). The .NET 3.5, VS 2008
itself and the MSDN parts of the install are so slow and take so long,
you'll miss seeing your children grow up.
2) For some bizzare reason, Microsoft added alot of wrappers to MFC for
the new common control messages, but decided to wrap some of them (as well
as already existing methods) with an AFX_ANSI_DEPRECATED label and/or a
WINNT > 0x600 && UNICODE ifdef.
All of the methods they wrapped in the (WINNT > 0x600 & UNICODE) ifdefs
are available just fine on XP & 2003. Has Microsoft ever heard of the L
thing? as in L"Some String" to call a function that only takes a wide
string? and why this even applies to a few functions like int
DoSomething(int nParam); that only take / return ints is beyond me.
3) They removed dependency walker (you now need to download it off some
3rd party site)
4) They removed large chunks of ATL (specifically ATL server), you now
need to download it off some 3rd party site.
5) The WPF editor seems broken out of the box as you can't drop any
controls on the designer (or even use the designer) its permanently
disabled... even the controls in the stock toolbox. Not an MFC issue, but
an in-your-face one.
.
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