Impressive Beta 2

Visual Studio .NET 2005 Beta 2 is now running as I write, and I must say Microsoft has done an excellent job with the product. I just cannot stop wondering how Borland can compete.

Some basic editing features I really like include:

• When moving components on the form designer, they stick to other component's edges or aligned lines.
• The code editor has helpful features, for instance the Insert Snippet and Surround With commands.
• The Cycle Clipboard Right command (Ctrl+Shift+V).
• The green and yellow colors on the left-hand margin of the code editor showing recent modifications.

Naturally, there are tons of other cool features, but regarding general development experience, these I noticed first.