| Feature | Express Products | Visual Studio Standard Edition | Visual Studio Professional Edition | Visual Studio Tools for Office | Visual Studio Team System |
| IntelliSense | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Code Editor | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Code Snippets | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Programming languages included | VB, vc#, VC + +, and vj# are single language. VWD includes vc#, and VB |
All | All | VB and vc# |
All |
| Office Development Support | No | No | No | Support for Excel 2003, Word 2003, and InfoPath 2003 |
Support for Excel 2003, Word 2003, and InfoPath 2003 |
| User Experience | Streamlined | Streamlined | Full | Full | Full |
| Windows Forms Designer | VB, vc#, VC + +, vj# | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Web Forms Designer | VWD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile Device Support | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Database Design Tools "Data Connections" node | Local | All | All | All | All |
| Data Access | VB, vc#, VC + +, vj#: Local Vwd:local and Remote |
All | All | All | All |
| Documentation | 10MB "Getting Started"; Starter kits targeted at First-time programmers; 200MB Optional MSDN Express |
Msdn | Msdn | Msdn | Msdn |
| Class Designer/object Test Bench | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| XML Support | XML only | Xml/xslt | Xml/xslt | Xml/xslt | Xml/xslt |
| Deployment Tools | No | Click Once | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Extensibility | ADD External tools to the menu. Use 3rd party controls. | Consume extensions. | All | All | All |
| Reporting | SQL Server Reporting Services | SQL Server Reporting Services | SQL Server Reporting services/crystal Reports | SQL Server Reporting services/crystal Reports | SQL Server Reporting services/crystal Reports |
| Source Code Control | No | Msscci-compatible (Visual SourceSafe sold separately) |
Msscci-compatible (Visual SourceSafe sold separately) |
Msscci-compatible (Visual SourceSafe sold separately) |
Mscci-compatible (includes visual SourceSafe, Visual Studio team Foundation sold separately) |
| Debugging | Local | Local | Local/remote | Local/remote | Local/remote |
| 64-bit Compiler support | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Server Explorer "Servers" node | No | No | All | All | All |
| SQL Server Integration | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Code Profiling | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Static Analysis | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Unit Testing | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Code coverage | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Project Management | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Test Case Management | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Size | 80MB (Express + SQL Express +. NET Framework Redist) | Single CD | Multiple CDs | Multiple CDs | Multiple CDs |
| Additional Tools Included | None | None | SQL Server Developer Edition |
Windows 2003 Server Developer Edition; SQL Server Developer Edition; Microsoft Office Access 2003 Developer Extensions; Access 2003 Runtime License |
SQL Server Developer Edition (included with client) |
| Feature | Express Products | Visual Studio Standard Edition | Visual Studio Professional Edition | Visual Studio Tools for Office | Visual Studio Team System |
| IntelliSense | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Code Editor | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Code Snippets | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Programming languages included | VB, vc#, VC + +, and vj# are single language. VWD includes vc#, and VB |
All | All | VB and vc# |
All |
| Office Development Support | No | No | No | Support for Excel 2003, Word 2003, and InfoPath 2003 |
Support for Excel 2003, Word 2003, and InfoPath 2003 |
| User Experience | Streamlined | Streamlined | Full | Full | Full |
| Windows Forms Designer | VB, vc#, VC + +, vj# | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Web Forms Designer | VWD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile Device Support | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Database Design Tools "Data Connections" node | Local | All | All | All | All |
| Data Access | VB, vc#, VC + +, vj#: Local Vwd:local and Remote |
All | All | All | All |
| Documentation | 10MB "Getting Started"; Starter kits targeted at First-time programmers; 200MB Optional MSDN Express |
Msdn | Msdn | Msdn | Msdn |
| Class Designer/object Test Bench | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| XML Support | XML only | Xml/xslt | Xml/xslt | Xml/xslt | Xml/xslt |
| Deployment Tools | No | Click Once | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Extensibility | ADD External tools to the menu. Use 3rd party controls. | Consume extensions. | All | All | All |
| Reporting | SQL Server Reporting Services | SQL Server Reporting Services | SQL Server Reporting services/crystal Reports | SQL Server Reporting services/crystal Reports | SQL Server Reporting services/crystal Reports |
| Source Code Control | No | Msscci-compatible (Visual SourceSafe sold separately) |
Msscci-compatible (Visual SourceSafe sold separately) |
Msscci-compatible (Visual SourceSafe sold separately) |
Mscci-compatible (includes visual SourceSafe, Visual Studio team Foundation sold separately) |
| Debugging | Local | Local | Local/remote | Local/remote | Local/remote |
| 64-bit Compiler support | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Server Explorer "Servers" node | No | No | All | All | All |
| SQL Server Integration | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Code Profiling | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Static Analysis | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Unit Testing | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Code coverage | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Project Management | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Test Case Management | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Size |
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