Compatibility Matrix for 2010 Beta 2 to Team Explorer 2008 and 2005

Compatibility Matrix for 2010 Beta 2 to Team Explorer 2008 and 2005

I heard this question so many times :

Q: Can I work with VS 2008 and have TFS2010? and what will be available?

A: Yes you can, just download VSTS 2008 Forward Compatibility Update

Forward compatibility update is an update for the 2008 SP1 version of Visual Studio Team System Team Explorer and allows the 2008 SP1 version to work with the Team Foundation Server 2010. The update will allow teams to move forward and use the Team Foundation Server 2010 server even if part of the team continues to use the Team Explorer 2008 SP1 client.

Example 1:  2010 Team Foundation Server supports work item hierarchy.  Older clients will be able to query, view and edit work items on a 2010 server but will not be able to view or change the hierarchy.

Example 2: Test results publishing has been improved with the 2010 server and older clients will be able to use the improved publishing as they were able to publish Test results previously

Installing the forward update will not give all the abilities of Visual Studio 2010 of course, but will be able to continue working with couple of the great features coming in Dev10.

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