.net – User advantage for .NET 3.5 over .NET 3.0

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I've seen many questions on SO about .NET 3.5 advantages, but these are more leaned towards language features and easier development. Are there any non-developer-wise advantages for using .NET 3.5? Bugs, fixes, advantages over time?

Background:

  1. Desktop application that works in conjuction with a device driver.
  2. We wanted to support as much configurations as possible, we settled for .NET 3.0. All of the functionality we really need is in .NET 3.0
  3. But I so want to use LINQ and all the other new framework features. These don't help the users one bit, though.

Best Answer

These don't help the users one bit, though.

Making programmers more productive and effective (which LINQ certainly can) does help users. By reducing development time1 customers get solutions faster.

1 Alternately increase scope or quality --- reducing cost of current quality and scope allows any one or two of the three factors (time, cost, quality) to be adjusted.

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