Visual Studio 11 product guide available

Microsoft is working on Visual Studio "11" as we speak, and I expect to have a final version in my hands maybe even in early fall. If you are interested in how the product is being positioned on high level, take a look at the brand-new Visual Studio 11 Beta Product Guide.

For instance, Visual Studio 11 is highly likely to become available in these editions:

• Express for Windows 8
• Express for Web
• Professional
• Premium
• Ultimate
• Test Professional

Of these, the Express editions will be free, just as in previous Visual Studio incarnations. This means that developing Metro applications can be done with free tools if need be.

In addition to traditional feature matrixes, the product guide will also talk about how Microsoft about Metro development, Team Foundation Server (TFS) and application lifecycle management (ALM). All these are interesting ready, so be sure to grab a copy.