Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate Online

1. The "Ultimate" Difference

Visual Studio 2010 came in several editions (Professional, Premium, Ultimate). The "Ultimate" edition was the top tier. If you are looking for a specific piece of functionality, it was likely one of these exclusive features:

Use "VsVim" for Modal Editing

The VsVim extension (last compatible version from 2013) brings Vim keybindings to VS 2010—critical for developers who hate moving their hands to the mouse. visual studio 2010 ultimate

Older project types you need to open (like Silverlight or XNA) License key or installation issues If you are looking for a specific piece

There are several benefits to using Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate for development. Some of these benefits include: You could architect a multi-tier system (e

The killer feature was layer validation. You could architect a multi-tier system (e.g., UI → Business → Data) using a layer diagram, then enforce that dependency graph against your actual code. If a developer accidentally referenced a Data layer DLL from the UI, the build would fail. This enforced discipline at scale.