Generally speaking, yes. Please note that there have been some changes between the betas and the official release, so you make to make some updates to your code accordingly. Yes, side-by-side compatibility with other versions of Visual Studio 2005 including Visual Studio 2005 Express Editions and Visual Studio 2008.

The ability to target a version of the .NET Framework other than 3.5 (i.e. multi-targeting) is included in all the Visual Studio Express Edition products. Multi-targeting is available under the Project Properties menu which can be selected by going to Project-> <Application Name> Properties.

The Express products are not officially supported. But you may find help by posting your question in the Visual Basic 2008 Express Forum .

Visual Basic 2008 Express includes a migration wizard that will help import existing Visual Basic 6.0 projects. You may need to make some manual adjustments to the code you port over, but the migration wizard is a good first step towards moving your code forward.

Visual Basic 2008 Express can be used to build Windows applications, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) applications, console and reusable components and controls. If you want to create interactive Web sites, you should use Visual Web Developer 2008 Express Edition which fully supports the Visual Basic language.

No. Visual Web Developer 2008 Express comes with a built-in Web development server that enables you to build and test applications without a dependency on IIS. The server only accepts local requests and is only for build and test. Web applications built with Visual Web Developer can easily be deployed to IIS or your favorite hoster using the built-in copy Web tool.

Visual Basic 2008 Express includes a migration wizard that will help import existing Visual Basic 2005 Express projects. You may need to make some manual adjustments to the code you port over, but the migration wizard is a good first step towards moving your code forward.

The Visual Studio Express Editions are an expansion of the Visual Studio and SQL Server product line to include fun, simple and easy-to-learn tools for non-professional developers like hobbyists, students and novice developers who want to build dynamic Windows applications, Web sites, and Web services.

Visual Basic 2008 Express is designed for hobbyists, first-time developers, and students looking for a fun and easy way to build Windows applications.

Visual C++ 2008 Express is designed for hobbyists, first-time developers, and students looking for a fun and easy way to build Windows applications.

Visual Web Developer 2008 Express is intended for non-professional, hobbyists, students and beginning Web developers who want to learn how to build ASP.NET 3.5 Web applications.

Visual Web Developer 2008 Express is a stand-alone, lightweight, easy-to-use Web-focused tool for building ASP.NET 3.5 applications. It includes everything you need to begin building Web applications, including a built-in development/test Web server.

The first beta of R:BASE 7.6 for Windows was released on October 21, 2005. Subsequently, the official Pre-Purchase Beta was released on October 21, 2006.

Visual C# 2008 Express can be used to build Windows applications, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) applications, console and reusable components and controls. If you want to create interactive Web sites, you should use Visual Web Developer 2008 Express Edition which fully supports the Visual C# language.

The Express products are not officially supported. But you may find help by posting your question in the Visual C# 2008 Express Forum .

Yes. The ability to target different versions of the .NET framework (i.e. multi-targeting) is available in Visual Web Developer 2008 through the Project Properties menu.

Visual Web Developer 2008 Express supports development with Visual Basic and Visual C#. Visual Web Developer 2008 Express also includes rich editors for HTML, XML, JavaScript and Cascade Style Sheets (CSS).

Unfortunately not, since the Visual Studio Express Edition has a limited support for extensibility that does not match the tight integration needs of Mainsoft for Java EE. You need to install Visual Studio Standard or Professional Edition to use Mainsoft for Java EE.

Express Edition products are designed for hobbyists, students, and novice developers. As such, they lack the full breadth of features found in higher-end Visual Studio and SQL Server Editions. They are designed specifically for scenarios common to the hobbyist, student, and novice developer. Each Express Edition includes targeted documentation that will help the beginning programmer quickly learn the concepts required to build more advanced applications.

Mainsoft provides Java EE project templates for Web applications, portal applications, Web services, Web control libraries, console applications, and class libraries. You can use any Java class library in your project and consume Web services. Yes. Mainsoft-based ASP.NET Web applications and Web services are Java EE servlets. Mainsoft ASP.NET project templates include the web.xml servlet deployment descriptor file that you can update to configure your Java EE security settings.

Visual C# 2005 Express can be used to build Windows applications, consoles (sometimes referred to as "command line applications"), and reusable components. If you want to create interactive Web sites, you should use Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition which fully supports the Visual C# language.