VS 2008... should I go Pro?

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Will I hate life if I just go with the Standard SKU rather than the Professional SKU?* I do most work on my own, and projects aren't huge.

Looking at the Product Comparison, I see a few differences:

"Standard" has...

• No Object Test Bench (is this super useful?)
• No 64-Bit Visual C++ Tools (don't care)
• No Database Project
• Database Explorer rather than Server Explorer
• No SQL Server Project
• No Crystal Reports (probably irrelevant)
• None of the Office Development Tools
• No Smart Device Development tools
• No Code Quality Tools (For a single developer are the built-in TDD tools any good?* I've never done much Unit Testing, but I've been meaning to start.)

The two items which I think I may regret not having ar the Object Test Bench and the Code Quality Tools.* Are these must-have components?


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