Platforms for Development
Articles written on this website have specifications for development to a target platform. These targets are for development and are intended to be built on a Virtual PC running under Virtual PC or Virtual Server. The order of the software listed is the order that the items should be installed.
DEV120 - .NET v1.1
Windows 2003 w/Service Pack 1 (or Windows XP SP2)
.NET v1.1 (1.1.4322)
Visual Studio 2003 Enterprise Architect
SQL Server 2000 (Standard Edition) with Service Pack 3a (or 4)
SQL Server 2000 (Standard Edition) Analysis Service with Service Pack 3a (or 4)
Microsoft F# 1.1.8.1 (targeted to .NET v1.1 and VS2003)
DEV122 - .NET v2.0
Windows 2003 w/Service Pack 1 (or Windows XP SP2)
.NET v1.1 (1.1.4322)
Visual Studio 2003 Enterprise Architect
SQL Server 2000 (Standard Edition) with Service Pack 3a (or 4)
SQL Server 2000 (Standard Edition) Analysis Service with Service Pack 3a (or 4)
.NET v2.0 (2.0.50727)
Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition (or higher edition)
SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition (in a named instance)
Microsoft F# 1.1.8.1 (targeted to .NET v2.0 and VS2005)
WFX124 - .NET v2.0 with WinFX (Jan, 2006 CTP)
Windows 2003 w/Service Pack 1 (or Windows XP SP2)
.NET v1.1 (1.1.4322)
Visual Studio 2003 Enterprise Architect
SQL Server 2000 (Standard Edition) with Service Pack 3a (or 4)
SQL Server 2000 (Standard Edition) Analysis Service with Service Pack 3a (or 4)
.NET v2.0 (2.0.50727)
Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition (or higher edition)
SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition (in a named instance)
WinFX runtime components January, 2006 CTP
WinFX SDK January, 2006 CTP
WinFX Visual Studio 2005 Extensions for Windows Workflow Foundation Beta 2
Microsoft F# 1.1.8.1 (targeted to .NET v2.0 and VS2005)
AIO124 - All in one platform (Jan, 2006 CTP)
Windows 2003 w/Service Pack 1 (or Windows XP SP2)
.NET v1.1 (1.1.4322)
Visual Studio 2003 Enterprise Architect
SQL Server 2000 (Standard Edition) with Service Pack 3a (or 4)
SQL Server 2000 (Standard Edition) Analysis Service with Service Pack 3a (or 4)
BizTalk Server 2004 Developer's Edition (with ALL prerequisites)
.NET v2.0 (2.0.50727)
Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition (or higher edition)
SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition (in a named instance)
WinFX runtime components January, 2006 CTP
WinFX SDK January, 2006 CTP
WinFX Visual Studio 2005 Extensions for Windows Workflow Foundation Beta 2
LINQ Preview PDC CTP
Microsoft DSL Tools November CTP
GotDotNet WCF/BizTalk Adapter
Microsoft F# 1.1.8.1 (targeted to .NET v2.0 and VS2005)
IronPython v1.0 Beta1 (targeted to .NET v2.0 and VS2005)
Nemerle (optional)
A# (optional)
L# (optional)
Tachy (optional)
DrScheme (optional)
Ook# (optional)
Brainf**k# (optional)
DSLI128 - .NET v2.0 Domain specific languages and LINQ
Windows 2003 w/Service Pack 1 (or Windows XP SP2)
.NET v2.0 (2.0.50727)
Visual Studio 2005 Profession Edition (or higher edition)
Visual Studio 2005 VSIP or SDK
SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition
WinFX runtime components January, 2006 CTP
WinFX SDK January, 2006 CTP
WinFX Visual Studio 2005 Extensions for Windows Workflow Foundation Beta 2
LINQ Preview PDC CTP
Microsoft DSL Tools November CTP
Microsoft F# 1.1.8.1 (targeted to .NET v2.0 and VS2005)
BTS140 - .NET v1.1 with BizTalk Developer 2004
Windows 2003 w/Service Pack 1 (or Windows XP SP2)
.NET v1.1 (1.1.4322)
Visual Studio 2003 Enterprise Architect
SQL Server 2000 (Standard Edition) with Service Pack 3a (or 4)
SQL Server 2000 (Standard Edition) Analysis Service with Service Pack 3a (or 4)
BizTalk Server 2004 Developer's Edition (with ALL prerequisites)
Microsoft F# 1.1.8.1 (targeted to .NET v1.1 and VS2003)
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