Visual Studio 2008 has been very well received and I have not seen much of anything in terms of a bad word about it. This article may explain the reason for that.....
"Microsoft knuckles down on quality and focuses on features to deliver Visual Studio 2008 on time."
REDMOND, Wash.—When Microsoft set out to build the latest version of its application development toolset, the company's developer division leaders decided to first pay down some debt. read more.....