project-system/docs/feature-comparison.md

# Feature Comparison

The following is an incomplete list of features differences between the legacy project system and the new project system. 

For a list of behavior differences; see [Compability](compatibility.md).

**Feature**|**Legacy**|**New**|**Notes**
---|:---:|:---:|---
**Platforms**                                                               |
.NET Standard                                                               |          | ●
.NET Core                                                                   |          | ●
.NET Framework                                                              | ●        | ◖  | No designer/AppModel support for new project system
**App Models**                                                              |
ASP.NET Core (.NET Framework & .NET Core)                                   |          | ●
ASP.NET                                                                     | ●        |   
Xamarin                                                                     | ●        |   
Universal Windows Platform (UWP)                                            | ●        |   
Windows Presentation Framework (WPF)                                        | ●        |   
Windows Forms                                                               | ●        |   
**Build**|
Target multiple frameworks (multi-target) from single project               |          | ●
Show build (design-time) errors & warnings in Error List as you make them   |          | ●
**Debug**|
Debug multiple frameworks from single project                               |          | ●
Debug with multiple environments from single project ("launch profiles")    |          | ●
Debug settings persistence                                                  |project.csproj.user|launchsettings.json
Modify environment variables on debug                                       |          | ● 
Launch with native debugging                                                | ●        | ◖ | Need to put `"nativeDebugging": true` in launchsettings.json for new project system
Launch with SQL Server debugging                                            | ●        |   
Launch with remote debugging                                                | ●        |   
Launch with Azure Snapshot Debugger                                         |          | ●
**Publish**                                                                 |
Publish to Azure                                                            |          | ●
ClickOnce Publish                                                           | ●        |   
**Project**                                                                 |
Globbing support                                                            |          | ●    | `<Compile Include="*.cs" />`
Simplified project format                                                   |          | ●    | `<Project Sdk="Microsoft.Net.Sdk">`
Simplified configuration syntax                                             |          | ●    | `<Configurations>Debug;Release<Configurations>;<Platforms>AnyCPU;x64</Platforms>`
Implicit configuration syntax                                               | ●        |      | `<PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)\|$(Platform)' == 'Debug\|AnyCPU'">`
Edit project XML while loaded                                               |          | ●
Automatically reload project file with no prompts                           |          | ●
Automatically reload targets files                                          |          | ●
Automatically refresh Solution Explorer to reflect file system              |          | ●
Show items included in imports (.targets/.props)                            |          | ●
**Dependencies**|
Auto-restore packages on load and external edit                             |          | ● 
PackageReference support                                                    | ◖        | ● | Legacy does not reload package targets file without VS restart. Also does not support using MSBuild properties in name, version and metadata.
Dependency node showing package/project graph                               |          | ● 
Transitive ProjectReference                                                 |          | ●
Generate NuGet package on build                                             |          | ● 
**Features**|
Add Service Reference                                                       | ●        | 
Add Web Reference                                                           | ●        | 
Add Data Source                                                             | ●        | 
"Initialize Interactive Window with Project"                               | ●        | ● (15.8) | Only when targeting .NET Framework.
Class Diagrams                                                              | ●        | ● (15.8) |
Code Analysis                                                               | ●        | 
Code Metrics                                                                | ●        | ◖ (15.8) ● (16.0 Preview 1) | 15.8 added support for Code Metrics when targeting .NET Framework. 16.0 will add support for Code Metrics when targeting all frameworks.
Code Clones                                                                 | ●        | ● (15.8) | 
Fakes                                                                       | ●        | 
T4 Templates                                                                | ●        | 
Zero Impact Projects ("Save new projects when created")                     | ●        | 
Simplified configurations ("Show advanced build configurations")            | ●        | 
[Automation Extenders](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/0y92k2w2.aspx)| ●        | ● (15.8) |
First stab at feature comparison between project systems 2018-03-22 12:47:41 +03:00			`# Feature Comparison`

			`The following is an incomplete list of features differences between the legacy project system and the new project system.`

Link to compatibility.md 2018-03-22 13:01:50 +03:00			`For a list of behavior differences; see [Compability](compatibility.md).`

First stab at feature comparison between project systems 2018-03-22 12:47:41 +03:00			`Feature\|Legacy\|New\|Notes`
Center bullets 2018-04-30 05:02:57 +03:00			`---\|:---:\|:---:\|---`
First stab at feature comparison between project systems 2018-03-22 12:47:41 +03:00			`Platforms \|`
Move to bullets instead of Yes/No 2018-04-30 05:02:25 +03:00			`.NET Standard \| \| ●`
			`.NET Core \| \| ●`
			`.NET Framework \| ● \| ◖ \| No designer/AppModel support for new project system`
First stab at feature comparison between project systems 2018-03-22 12:47:41 +03:00			`App Models \|`
Move to bullets instead of Yes/No 2018-04-30 05:02:25 +03:00			`ASP.NET Core (.NET Framework & .NET Core) \| \| ●`
			`ASP.NET \| ● \|`
			`Xamarin \| ● \|`
			`Universal Windows Platform (UWP) \| ● \|`
			`Windows Presentation Framework (WPF) \| ● \|`
			`Windows Forms \| ● \|`
First stab at feature comparison between project systems 2018-03-22 12:47:41 +03:00			`Build\|`
Move to bullets instead of Yes/No 2018-04-30 05:02:25 +03:00			`Target multiple frameworks (multi-target) from single project \| \| ●`
			`Show build (design-time) errors & warnings in Error List as you make them \| \| ●`
First stab at feature comparison between project systems 2018-03-22 12:47:41 +03:00			`Debug\|`
Move to bullets instead of Yes/No 2018-04-30 05:02:25 +03:00			`Debug multiple frameworks from single project \| \| ●`
			`Debug with multiple environments from single project ("launch profiles") \| \| ●`
Remove clarification 2018-04-30 05:05:26 +03:00			`Debug settings persistence \|project.csproj.user\|launchsettings.json`
Move to bullets instead of Yes/No 2018-04-30 05:02:25 +03:00			`Modify environment variables on debug \| \| ●`
			Launch with native debugging \| ● \| ◖ \| Need to put `"nativeDebugging": true` in launchsettings.json for new project system
			`Launch with SQL Server debugging \| ● \|`
			`Launch with remote debugging \| ● \|`
			`Launch with Azure Snapshot Debugger \| \| ●`
First stab at feature comparison between project systems 2018-03-22 12:47:41 +03:00			`Publish \|`
Move to bullets instead of Yes/No 2018-04-30 05:02:25 +03:00			`Publish to Azure \| \| ●`
			`ClickOnce Publish \| ● \|`
First stab at feature comparison between project systems 2018-03-22 12:47:41 +03:00			`Project \|`
Move to bullets instead of Yes/No 2018-04-30 05:02:25 +03:00			Globbing support \| \| ● \| `<Compile Include="*.cs" />`
			Simplified project format \| \| ● \| `<Project Sdk="Microsoft.Net.Sdk">`
			Simplified configuration syntax \| \| ● \| `<Configurations>Debug;Release<Configurations>;<Platforms>AnyCPU;x64</Platforms>`
Escape configuration syntax 2018-05-23 10:28:34 +03:00			Implicit configuration syntax \| ● \| \| `<PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)\\|$(Platform)' == 'Debug\\|AnyCPU'">`
Move to bullets instead of Yes/No 2018-04-30 05:02:25 +03:00			`Edit project XML while loaded \| \| ●`
			`Automatically reload project file with no prompts \| \| ●`
			`Automatically reload targets files \| \| ●`
			`Automatically refresh Solution Explorer to reflect file system \| \| ●`
			`Show items included in imports (.targets/.props) \| \| ●`
First stab at feature comparison between project systems 2018-03-22 12:47:41 +03:00			`Dependencies\|`
Center bullets 2018-04-30 05:02:57 +03:00			`Auto-restore packages on load and external edit \| \| ●`
Add new 15.8 features 2018-05-23 09:26:10 +03:00			`PackageReference support \| ◖ \| ● \| Legacy does not reload package targets file without VS restart. Also does not support using MSBuild properties in name, version and metadata.`
Move to bullets instead of Yes/No 2018-04-30 05:02:25 +03:00			`Dependency node showing package/project graph \| \| ●`
			`Transitive ProjectReference \| \| ●`
			`Generate NuGet package on build \| \| ●`
First stab at feature comparison between project systems 2018-03-22 12:47:41 +03:00			`Features\|`
Move to bullets instead of Yes/No 2018-04-30 05:02:25 +03:00			`Add Service Reference \| ● \|`
			`Add Web Reference \| ● \|`
			`Add Data Source \| ● \|`
Replace with RTM versions 2018-08-17 03:14:41 +03:00			`"Initialize Interactive Window with Project" \| ● \| ● (15.8) \| Only when targeting .NET Framework.`
			`Class Diagrams \| ● \| ● (15.8) \|`
Move to bullets instead of Yes/No 2018-04-30 05:02:25 +03:00			`Code Analysis \| ● \|`
Replace with RTM versions 2018-08-17 03:14:41 +03:00			`Code Metrics \| ● \| ◖ (15.8) ● (16.0 Preview 1) \| 15.8 added support for Code Metrics when targeting .NET Framework. 16.0 will add support for Code Metrics when targeting all frameworks.`
			`Code Clones \| ● \| ● (15.8) \|`
Move to bullets instead of Yes/No 2018-04-30 05:02:25 +03:00			`Fakes \| ● \|`
			`T4 Templates \| ● \|`
			`Zero Impact Projects ("Save new projects when created") \| ● \|`
			`Simplified configurations ("Show advanced build configurations") \| ● \|`
Replace with RTM versions 2018-08-17 03:14:41 +03:00			`[Automation Extenders](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/0y92k2w2.aspx)\| ● \| ● (15.8) \|`