Figure out which edition is right for you.

Solo professional or hard-core hobbyist?
Visual Studio 2008 Professional gives you all the tools you'll need to dig in.

Development team member or passionate pro developer?
Visual Studio Team System 2008 Development Edition has advanced tools that will help you build better quality code. (Bonus: Database Edition is included. Now you get both sets of functionality for the price of one.)

Shopping for a team?
Working together has never been better with Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Suite.

Give it a try before you buy.

Commitment-shy? We understand… you want to know what you're getting first.

Check out a couple of Virtual Labs online for some quick hands-on dabbling – without installing a thing. You'll get a sense of how the Visual Studio features work in real-world dev challenges.

Then download our trial software to get the full product experience. The VPC image will get you going quickly, and the .ISO file lets developers rock it freestyle for 90 days.

Get it for yourself – or your company.

Ready to buy? If you have 1-5 PCs in your organization, you can pick up the Visual Studio edition that is right for you, online. The How to Buy page tells you where to go.

If you're shopping for more than five PCs, then you might qualify for a discount through volume licensing by work with a Licensing Partner . Info about that is on the How to Buy page as well.

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