Visual Studio 2008 ◎ < OFFICIAL >
Before 2008, developers were often stuck using the version of the .NET Framework tied to their IDE. Visual Studio 2008 introduced Multi-Targeting
Moreover, thousands of industrial machines, medical devices, and financial terminals still run software built with Visual Studio 2008. Many companies maintain "legacy build servers" running Windows Server 2008 with Visual Studio 2008 installed purely to support long-term maintenance contracts. visual studio 2008
Visual Studio 2008 is an integrated development environment (IDE) from Microsoft for building .NET Framework 2.0–3.5 and native applications (C#, VB.NET, C++, ASP.NET, Windows Forms, WPF, ASP.NET AJAX). Before 2008, developers were often stuck using the
Web page design surface in VS08. Design surfaces and projects for ASP.Net AJAX, have moved to the base VS08 product. Product review: Visual Studio 2008 advances with - ProQuest thousands of industrial machines