Visual Studio 2010 Express Limitations

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Bali C picture Bali C · Sep 15, 2011 · Viewed 37.3k times · Source

What are the limitations of VS2010 C# Express Edition compared with the paid for versions? I was mostly looking into what sort of applications I can build, in VS Express I only have the option of Console, Winform and DLL, etc. I read that you can build services and add - ins for office programs, is this functionality available in Professional/Ultimate etc versions? Thanks.

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StuartLC picture StuartLC · Sep 15, 2011

There's a comparison chart here - You'll need VS Professional to develop Office Plugins.

Although previous version, there is a definitive overview of the VS2008 Express limitations in in this SO Question

Wikipedia also explains the differences.

Edit

The comparison chart link is dead. For 2012:

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