VS 2008: The MIA Features: Table 1: What's Missing from the Final Visual Studio 2008 RTM Feature Set.
To make VS 2008's projects 2007 release date, some features were cut, others were delayed, and a few related products went into limbo. Here's a list of the most important MIA elements, their
current status, and expected fate.
| Feature or Product |
Status as of VS 2008 RTM |
Expected Fate |
| Entity Framework/Entity Data Model |
Removed from VS 2008 |
Release with SQL Server 2008 in first half of 2008 |
| Visible foreign-key values as Entity Framework option |
Requested during beta 1 |
Unknown; not present in beta 2 |
| LINQ to SQL multi-tier
implementation for WCF |
Missing in v 1.0 |
Perhaps in v 2.0 |
| Mini, connectionless, serializable
DataContext for LINQ to SQL
(for multi-tier deployment and mocking) |
Missing in v 1.0 |
Perhaps in v 2.0 |
| LINQ to SQL support
for database schema changes |
Missing in v 1.0 |
Perhaps in v 2.0 |
| LINQ to SQL support for value types |
Missing in v 1.0 |
Perhaps in v 2.0 |
| Project Jasper |
No release for Orcas beta 2 or RTM |
Triage pending |
| LINQ to XSD |
Updated to Orcas beta 1 only |
Plans for resuscitating incubator project |
| XML Schema Designer |
VS 2005-style designer missing |
Web release in 2008 |
| Plain Old XML (POX) wire format
for ADO.NET Data Services (formerly Project Astoria) |
Requested during CTP |
Unknown |
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