title: Will I experience pain if I cut back to Visual Studio Express?
body: <p>With the upcoming release of Visual Studio 2010, and all the lovely new features in C# 4.0, I would really love to update from 2008. However, over the last few years, I've managed to get student pricing, or even free versions via the MSDN Academic Alliance.</p>
  
  <p>Now I am no longer a student.</p>
  
  <p>I can't seem to justify the <a href="http://www.citysoftware.com.au/Browse/41b958d9bcb6442d83e87508fbc99b6d001ItemDetail.aspx" rel="noreferrer">$AU500</a> pricetag of even the Standard version for what is at the moment, essentially a hobby. As much as I may like for it to be, it just isn't paying the bills.</p>
  
  <p>So, I've read on the Microsoft site that there's no non-commercial clause in the Express version EULA which is good because I do the occasional bit of paid work in it. How much is missing from the Express version though, compared to Professional (what I use currently, and what the 2010 beta is)? Am I likely to go through withdrawal pains as I reach for something that just isn't there?</p>
  
  <p>As far as addons go, the only one I've really played with is VisualSVN, and I can live with just using TortoiseSVN manually. Anything else I should be aware of?</p>