the next generation of VS.NET
- Visual Studio code name "Whidbey" (2004). This release of Visual Studio and the .NET Framework will offer innovations and enhancements to the class libraries, common language runtime (CLR), programming languages, and the integrated development environment (IDE). In addition, this product will provide deep support for SQL Server code name "Yukon" by enabling developers to write stored procedures using managed code.
- Visual Studio code name "Orcas" (2005). This version of Visual Studio and the .NET Framework will provide tools support for the Windows operating system, code name "Longhorn."

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