Comment Feed for Channel 9 - Performance Improvements in Visual Studio 2008 http://ecn.channel9.msdn.com/o9/previewImages/100/256476_100x75.jpg Channel 9 - Performance Improvements in Visual Studio 2008 In this in interview Cameron McColl, a Developer on the Visual Basic Team, shows us what kinds of performance improvements were made in Visual Studio 2008. He walks us through a set of scenarios that suffered from performance issues and then shows us the same scenarios in Visual Studio 2008 describing what was happening and how they fixed the issues.  0:00 – 1:45 Intro / History 1:45 Stepping in the IDE 4:08 Too Many Errors in the Task List 6:18 Favorite Fix 7:48 IDE Locks Up on Large Solutions 11:42 Editor Delay with Large Web Apps 13:56 Rebuild All on Large Web Apps en Sat, 25 May 2013 14:27:15 GMT Sat, 25 May 2013 14:27:15 GMT Rev9 Re: Performance Improvements in Visual Studio 2008 posted by PerfectPhase

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/funkyonex/Performance-Improvements-in-Visual-Studio-2008#c633212372950000000 Sat, 28 Jul 2007 16:34:55 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/funkyonex/Performance-Improvements-in-Visual-Studio-2008#c633212372950000000 PerfectPhase Re: Performance Improvements in Visual Studio 2008   I still cringe every time I have to hit "F1" because I know the IDE is going to lock up for the next 3 minutes

posted by LPCRoy

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/funkyonex/Performance-Improvements-in-Visual-Studio-2008#c633214164470000000 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 18:20:47 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/funkyonex/Performance-Improvements-in-Visual-Studio-2008#c633214164470000000 LPCRoy Re: Performance Improvements in Visual Studio 2008
Earlier versions (e.g., 2003) at least did not block the IDE while attaching the debugger.  This allowed you to browse files, set breakpoints, and do other tasks while waiting for the attach to complete.  Sometimes you would even cancel the debugging session BEFORE the attachment was complete if you realized that another change was desired before actually debugging the solution.  None of this is possible anymore because of the IDE block.  I think I've wasted more time with this performance issue than any other (except for maybe the C1023 errors that occur for some unexplicable reason after retrieving code changes from other users in TFS).

Has this been improved of fixed?  I plan on trying 2008 Beta 2 in the near future.

posted by simdoc

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/funkyonex/Performance-Improvements-in-Visual-Studio-2008#c633247764120000000 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 15:40:12 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/funkyonex/Performance-Improvements-in-Visual-Studio-2008#c633247764120000000 simdoc Re: Performance Improvements in Visual Studio 2008

posted by offwhite

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/funkyonex/Performance-Improvements-in-Visual-Studio-2008#c633248606320000000 Sat, 08 Sep 2007 15:03:52 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/funkyonex/Performance-Improvements-in-Visual-Studio-2008#c633248606320000000 offwhite Re: Performance Improvements in Visual Studio 2008

posted by rsclient

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/funkyonex/Performance-Improvements-in-Visual-Studio-2008#c633251174390000000 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 14:23:59 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/funkyonex/Performance-Improvements-in-Visual-Studio-2008#c633251174390000000 rsclient Re: Performance Improvements in Visual Studio 2008
I can't really speak for the C++ improvements too much although I understand that they made some significant improvements to Intellisense for 2008.

I would highly recommend you try out your solution with the Beta2 release now that it's available. If you still see performance issues please contact the C++ performance team directly at vcperf@microsoft.com

Thanks.
Cameron McColl

posted by TheWeeScot

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/funkyonex/Performance-Improvements-in-Visual-Studio-2008#c633264192740000000 Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:01:14 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/funkyonex/Performance-Improvements-in-Visual-Studio-2008#c633264192740000000 TheWeeScot Re: Performance Improvements in Visual Studio 2008
Unfortunately we can't make any promises about which performance improvements will be ported back to VS2005.
However we are addressing this on a case by case basis and we may have some hotfixes soon that address some of these issues.

I'll try and post an update to this when I have more info.

Thanks
Cameron McColl

posted by TheWeeScot

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/funkyonex/Performance-Improvements-in-Visual-Studio-2008#c633264196500000000 Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:07:30 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/funkyonex/Performance-Improvements-in-Visual-Studio-2008#c633264196500000000 TheWeeScot Re: Performance Improvements in Visual Studio 2008
Since you are referring to an Intellisense file I'm going to assume you mean C++.
The performance improvements listed above refer to Visual Basic and I'm happy to report that for VB the Intellisense story is much improved. We have move some of the expensive first time loading of Intellisense off the UI thread and onto a background thread. This results in a much more responsive UI (the way it should be).

As for C++, try out the VS2008 Beta and if you still see performance issues with Intellisense let them know at vcperf@microsoft.com

Also just a reminder to folks reading this. You can report VB performance issues at vbperf@microsoft.com and C# performance issues at vcsperf@microsoft.com

Thanks.
Cameron McColl

posted by TheWeeScot

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/funkyonex/Performance-Improvements-in-Visual-Studio-2008#c633264199760000000 Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:12:56 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/funkyonex/Performance-Improvements-in-Visual-Studio-2008#c633264199760000000 TheWeeScot Re: Performance Improvements in Visual Studio 2008 BUT...

Have you fixed the following  vb.net large project issues:
1. compiler crashes!!
2. compiler actually compiles.. and not crash at run time for a linking/syntax error..
3. go to sleep thread problems with multi core processors
4. IDE Lockup with VSS
5. IDE freeze when VSS updating ( > 30 minutes)..
6. Have the WAP type IDE bugs been fixed, i.e broken sync with designer files, publishing bugs ( wrong files  vss2, debug etc problems).

All of 1 to 5 were reported before VS 2005 release date!, but have not been fixed in SP1...

So what about vs 2008..
Also based upon vs 2005 experience when is vs 2008 SP1 due for release.. One would never again take a x.0 release of any MSoft product..

[C]

 

posted by ray.joyce

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/funkyonex/Performance-Improvements-in-Visual-Studio-2008#c633311333230000000 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 05:28:43 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/funkyonex/Performance-Improvements-in-Visual-Studio-2008#c633311333230000000 ray.joyce Re: Performance Improvements in Visual Studio 2008
We've fixed a large number of compiler crashes and many other product issues for VS2008.
I can't promise that all your problems have been fixed BUT I can promise that if you encounter any them (or even new VB related product issues) that we will investigate them.

I suspect you will be pleasantly surprised by the improvements in VS2008. If you do try the product and find any issues please contact us at vbperf@microsoft.com

posted by TheWeeScot

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/funkyonex/Performance-Improvements-in-Visual-Studio-2008#c633372316970000000 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:28:17 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/funkyonex/Performance-Improvements-in-Visual-Studio-2008#c633372316970000000 TheWeeScot Re: Performance Improvements in Visual Studio 2008  
I have one WPF project and it references 38 dll.
 
My VS 2008 locks up.Embarassed

posted by DentonSavage

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/funkyonex/Performance-Improvements-in-Visual-Studio-2008#c633379347690000000 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:46:09 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/funkyonex/Performance-Improvements-in-Visual-Studio-2008#c633379347690000000 DentonSavage Re: Performance Improvements in Visual Studio 2008 I'm not sure of the official release date but I would love to help track down the source of the lockup.
If you would like to get help resolving this issue please feel free to contact me at vbperf@microsoft.com.

Thanks.
Cameron McColl

posted by TheWeeScot

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/funkyonex/Performance-Improvements-in-Visual-Studio-2008#c633391456210000000 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:07:01 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/funkyonex/Performance-Improvements-in-Visual-Studio-2008#c633391456210000000 TheWeeScot Re: Performance Improvements in Visual Studio 2008
And in fact due to the falling level of quality accross the board and minimal user advantages we have decided to skip whole releases, vista for example ( XP suits us just fine), will stay with 2003 servers..
Based upon our testing vs 2008 has not fixed the fundermantal flaws in the vb.net ( have not even bothered to fix the known problems)  so we plan to skip vs 2008 and re-assess the next release..

Mad

posted by ray.joyce

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/funkyonex/Performance-Improvements-in-Visual-Studio-2008#c633397416910000000 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:41:31 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/funkyonex/Performance-Improvements-in-Visual-Studio-2008#c633397416910000000 ray.joyce Re: Performance Improvements in Visual Studio 2008
I think the team should test large project development much more before release OR put in timers to be able to record performance which can be turned on and off for their feedback.

I "still" have daily crashes in VS2005 and project IDE delays which account for 10's of hours a week lost.  I hope vs2008 fixes this because I miss the old vs2003 IDE.  fingers crossed

D.

posted by LOGIKonline

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/funkyonex/Performance-Improvements-in-Visual-Studio-2008#c633439692180000000 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:00:18 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/funkyonex/Performance-Improvements-in-Visual-Studio-2008#c633439692180000000 LOGIKonline Re: Performance Improvements in Visual Studio 2008
I still found loading web pages in the solution painful at best;especially  with custom controls, taking 1-2 minutes to load - but can be somewhat curbed if Source View is set as default.  I hope they continue to focus on the performance.

If you are upgrading and previously merged web app projects together for rapid developement which you ran them on a single WebServer in debug mode - you will now need to set them staggered on different ports.  It appears VS2008 prevents the binding of multiple web projects to the webserver but it will work.

All devs upgrading will need to install this patch in order to get the benefits the dev speaks about in this video though.  It is a must install.

https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/Downloads/DownloadDetails.aspx?DownloadID=10826

regards,
D.

posted by LOGIKonline

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/funkyonex/Performance-Improvements-in-Visual-Studio-2008#c633440833960000000 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:43:16 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/funkyonex/Performance-Improvements-in-Visual-Studio-2008#c633440833960000000 LOGIKonline