Next version of VB.NET: even greater productivity!

David McNamee has a post about what the next version of VB.NET will offer:

• Disposable code: no need to create a new project just to try something out. (Some serious competition for Snippet Compiler, which is also great) This one is a nice-to-have feature, but not a big breakthrough...
• Code editor improvements: collapsable attributes.
• XML documentation. Finally! Too bad for VB-DOC and others, but they were great utils...
• Forms editor improvements: alignment of controls.
• Generics
• New keyword: “My” that gives access to common resources (e.g. printer).
• Debugging improvements: immediate invocation (without building or running) in the Immediate window and (last but not least) edit&continue.

Edit&continue is a great feature. I have to agree it can be abused and can lead to “just give it a try, let's see if it works“ scenarios. But if you use it wisely it can greatly improve productivity at least a few times a day. A video of the next VB.NET version is available here.