The layout is a much better use of limited screen space. Net feels less cramped. The main client area does multiple duty as a text editor, Web browser, and online help viewer. When multiple files are open for editing, their names appear on a tabbed list. Navigating among several open files in Visual Studio.
Net is much easier.
The tabs are more intuitive than Visual Studio 6's multiple document interface. In its layout and behavior, Visual Studio. Borrowing from the Web paradigm, Visual Studio. Net supports complete forward and backward navigation. If you tap the equivalent of the Back button, the editor returns you to the precise location, even a different line in the same file, of your previous work.