Frequently Asked Questions about Visual Sidekick
Development
Q: What development environments is Visual Sidekick 3 compatible with?
Visual Sidekick 3 integrates with Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002/2003/2005/2008 Beta 2,
Microsoft Visual C++ 5/6, Microsoft Visual Studio 6 and Microsoft Visual Studio 97.
Q: What development environments is Visual Sidekick 3 compatible with?
Visual Sidekick 3 integrates with Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002/2003/2005/2008 Beta 2,
Microsoft Visual C++ 5/6, Microsoft Visual Studio 6 and Microsoft Visual Studio 97.
Q: What programming languages does Visual Sidekick 3 support?
Visual Sidekick 3 provides full symbolic support for
C++, C# (up to the 2.0 specification), C++ Managed Extensions and C++/CLI.
Visual Sidekick 3 provides project file support for Visual Basic .NET and Visual J#.
Visual Sidekick 3 does not yet support the new C# and C++ language features that are
present in Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2.
Licencing
Q: Is Visual Sidekick 3 a free upgrade for Visual Sidekick .NET registered users?
No. Visual Sidekick .NET customers must purchase an upgrade licence for Visual Sidekick 3.
Q: Is Visual Sidekick 3 a free upgrade for Visual Sidekick for Visual C++ 6 registered users?
No. Visual Sidekick .NET customers must purchase an upgrade licence for Visual Sidekick 3.
Q: Is there a Site Licence registration option?
Yes. The Site Licence option was discontinued for a period of time, but has now been restored.
Older Versions
Q: What happened to Visual Sidekick .NET and Visual Sidekick for Visual C++ 6 ?
Visual Sidekick 3 is a single integrated product that replaces Visual Sidekick .NET and Visual Sidekick for Visual C++ 6.