The more I read the eWeek "review" the more P.O.'ed I get. Is this a review or some kind of running commentary with snipes and snid quips? I know, it shouldn't bother me but it does. I wouldn't mind a critical review, if that what it was, but most of this "review" is nothing more than drivel. A few of the highlights...

• Page 4 - bottom: The reviewer points out that there are a lot of plug-ins available for VS2005. He then goes on to point out that there are also a lot of plug-ins for Eclipse and NetBeans and that people should look at those choices before UPGRADING to VS2005. So let me get this straight, you are "reviewing" VS2005 but discuss other platforms comparitively and then recommend that poeple ALREADY USING VS2002/2003 look at a COMPLETE PLATFORM SWITCH based on the relative merits of add-ins? Holy crap but that seems to be wandering way off the beaten path of what a "review" should be. Shouldn't a review talk about the available add-ins FOR VS2005 and what ones were still needed, coming whatever? There is a difference between a review and a comparison and that clearly seemed to be forgotten in this piece.
• Page 5 - Code Snippets: Once again we see a feature discussed in the context of another product. While not as bad as the first example, it still seems odd to spend half a paragraph talking about features in other products. But the real offender is the whole rant on the use of the word "snippet"! Did this really add anything to the review? NO. Did it allow the writer an opportunity to try and once again remind the reader that Microsoft was/is an "evil monopolist" by referencing the anti-trust trial? Hmmmmm... me thinks someone has a bit of an agenda.
• Page 5 - Visual Basic 6: When will this stop? Why did they expectd it to be any different? Microsoft has made a commitment to advancing the VB language. Yes, some are not happy. It seems to be a vocal minority from my real world experience. Drop it already! Geez - will they at some point talk about the product?

Yes, I seemed to have gotten up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. ARGHHHHHHHHHH!