Sql Server 2008, Intellisense and Backward Compatibility
Whitney is a little disappointed that the RTM version of Sql Server 2008 will not support backward compatibility with respect to intellisense...
The conversation related to what I felt was misinformation in various places about whether or not IntelliSense would be backward compatible. Currently, CTP6 will support IntelliSense against a SQL 2005 or SQL 2000 instance. This was exciting to me as I tend to work in multiple revs of the product. As it turns out, the RTM version of SQL 2008 WILL NOT support this behavior. Here is Eric's statement to why that is the case:
He's got a petition going to try to get the Sql Server 2008 team to include it at one point or another. There's no shortage of items on the wishlists of Microsoft products, especially something like Sql Server 2008. They look to the community to help determine what's going to make the cut, so if you care about this feature, take a few seconds to let the team know your opinion. There are no guarantees but they care very much about what customers want and this is one avenue to communicate with the directly.
let the team know your opinion.