Visual Studio 2005 vs 2008 - What are the benefits?

Question

What are the benefits of upgrading from Visual Studio 2005 to 2008?

Any thoughts on whether it\'s worth the jump, or is it better to wait for whatever\'s coming next

Answer 1

I'll disagree with the last post a bit. The stability for me has not been greatly increased. I've had 2K8 lock up on me in the middle of a build. wtf? But all in all, I like this version namely because of linq. Now I loved the introduction of generics in 2005, but linq make 2008 worth it and then some.