Thursday, November 6, 2008

VSTS Database Edition for SQL 2008 is Available

Just announced at the PDC:  the Visual Studio Team System Database Edition GDR Release Candidate is available.  See this link for information, or skip right to the download page.

There are no new features since the September CTP release, just bug fixes and performance enhancements.

You must have Visual Studio 2008 SP1 installed, as well as SQL Server Compact Edition 3.5 SP1.  If you have a previous version of the GDR installed, you must uninstall it before installing this version.

According to an earlier post, this version is a "go-live" release, meaning you can use it to develop code that you intend to go live with, though you'll need to wait for the RTM version before doing so.  However, there is no mention on the latest blog post as to whether this is actually a "go-live" release, so do your own due diligence before assuming anything.  I've pinged the blogger, GertD, about whether this is the case, and I'll update this post when I have an answer.

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