Perhaps the marketing for Visual Studio 2010 hasn't been targeted correctly, or isn't loudly enough. The last time I was excited about a software release is was (1) The upgrade from Windows 3.1 to 95 (2) The release of .NET Framework 2.0 (3) The arrival of LINQ. Since then every release of Windows, Office suites and most of our development has been a source of lamentable woe for me.
Every time I hear about a new Windows, a new Office, a new Visual Studio, a new Framework or a new fabulous 'kit' of some kind I mentally prepare myself to travel a road paved with suffering. I will need test VMs, gigantic beta downloads, compatibility testing, new releases, late discs in my MSDN subscription, incomplete documentation, bugs, traps, tricks and new costs (like when the Expression Suite arrived). I'll also be searching for more forums to help me on the journey. If this 'Porsche' can make writing WPF and Silverlight apps a more pleasant experience, then I'll be camping by my letterbox in anticipation. You'd think that getting new high-power software releases would be a wonderful thing, but remember that wonderful youthful feeling of getting a new bike ... a new car ... a new Hi-Fi system ... these were real shiny new toys. I must be burnt, apathetic and jaded about software. Greg
