Is the June CTP for Me?
With the release of a June CTP of Team System you may be wondering, “Is the June CTP for me?” Here are my thoughts on that.
Yes
- If you just want to see what’s new since Beta 2. The June CTP represents 3.5 months of additional work since Beta 2 was locked-down back in February.
- If you don't mind less than Beta quality. This is a CTP release. As I noted in this blog post (Team System Community Technology Previews), CTP releases don’t undergo the same level of scrutiny as a beta release.
- If you want to see if a defect you reported in Beta 2 was fixed. If you submitted feedback through the MSDN Product Feedback Center, there’s a chance that it might be fixed in this release.
- If you want the latest documentation. The docs in the June CTP represent more than 4 months of additional work since the Beta 2 docs were locked-down. These docs are not available online.
- If you don’t mind a dual-server installation. This CTP will only support a dual-server deployment of Team Foundation Server.
No
- If you want to run production code using the Go-Live License. CTP releases do not support running production code using the Beta 2 Go-Live License. The Beta 2 Go-Live license only applies to these particular products: https://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/vs2005/golive/products/.
- If you have Beta 2 up and running already. You probably invested valuable time getting Beta 2 installed. Unless you have plenty of hardware, or you’re using VPCs, you should probably wait.
- If you only want beta quality or better. As noted above, CTPs are not as stable or reliable as Beta releases.
- If you find installation to be too challenging. The Team Foundation Installation Guide was not updated for this release. As such, you’ll need to discover what works on your own.
- If you prefer a single-server installation. As noted above, this CTP will only support a dual-server deployment of Team Foundation Server.
- If you are evaluating DSL Tools. The current DSL Tools release works with the Beta 2 version of Visual Studio.
The June CTP is now available for download. Here's the description:
This is the June Community Technology Preview (CTP) of [Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition, Visual Studio 2005 Team Suite,Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server]. While betas receive a much higher level of testing and feature work, CTPs are intended to expose experienced developers to the latest working build. The Visual Studio 2005 Community Technology Preview June 2005 is therefore still unsupported pre-release software and upgrading to or from this CTP is not supported.
Customers evaluating Visual Studio 2005 for the first time are encouraged to download Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2.
NOTE: Visual Studio 2005 June CTP is not compatible with the SQL 2005 June CTP, but will work with the included SQL Server 2005 Express Edition. The June CTP of Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server requires the April CTP of SQL Server 2005.
Comments
- Anonymous
June 15, 2005
Microsoft have just released a June CTP of Visual Studio Team Suite(3.5Gb) and Team Foundation Server... - Anonymous
June 15, 2005
Does team system installation guide v50428 still apply, or there is/there will be a new one for June'2005 CTP?
thanks,
Slavo. - Anonymous
June 16, 2005
How do I download the April CTP of Sql2005? It is not longer available on msdn subsciber downloads. Due to the release of june sql 2005 ctp release.
(Reason behind the question is this note)
NOTE: Visual Studio 2005 June CTP is not compatible with the SQL 2005 June CTP, but will work with the included SQL Server 2005 Express Edition. The June CTP of Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server requires the April CTP of SQL Server 2005. - Anonymous
June 16, 2005
Visual Studio 2005 Team System Suite June CTP - Anonymous
June 18, 2005
do you known if the C++ compiler code generator was imporved ?
By example, if the x64 binary target produce smaller / faster code sometimes? - Anonymous
June 20, 2005
The Installation Guide from Beta 2 should still be applicable for the most part, but it hasn't been tested.
The SQL Server April CTP is still available on MSDN Subscriber Downloads. Check for it in the same area as Visual Studio 2005, not under SQL Server.
I'm not sure what improvements if any exist in the Visual C++ compilers for the June CTP. I would suggest asking in their forum for that answer: http://forums.microsoft.com/msdn/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=96 - Anonymous
June 23, 2005
Boy, where there some sore ears in Redmond today!
I've been busy with customer stuff these past few... - Anonymous
June 29, 2005
The comment has been removed - Anonymous
July 04, 2005
Wouldn’t it be nice…
VSTS Quality Tools: Getting Started with Test Generation
Viewing Downloaded... - Anonymous
July 19, 2005
Can you please clarify whether the required SQL Server April CTP for VS2005 is the Express edition? Or is there a full (non-Express) SQL Server 2005 April CTP download that I just can't find? Thanks. - Anonymous
July 19, 2005
"Can you please clarify whether the required SQL Server April CTP for VS2005 is the Express edition?"
No, you want "SQL Server 2005 CTP - April 2005 - Developer Edition", which you can find here on MSDN Subscriber Downloads:
- Developer Tools
-- Visual Studio 2005
--- Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2
---- English
----- SQL Server 2005 CTP - April 2005 - Developer Edition (English) - Anonymous
July 21, 2005
Hi, Rob.
We ( several MVPs ) have a doubt as to whether the June CTP release is covered, or not, ny the Go-Live license.
It would seem that articles 7 and 7.1 for the Go-Live license cover any "Updates" released for beta 2 ( which the license even demands that a "reasonable effort" be made for their installment ), but we'd like to have confirmation from a VSTS Team Developer.
Is the June CTP covered by the Go-Live license ?
best regards,
Juan T. Llibre
ASP.NET MVP - Anonymous
January 21, 2009
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