overview of vs 2008

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Agenda

.NET Framework & Visual Studio Roadmap Visual Studio design goals

Lap around new features


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.NET Framework 3.5

.NET Framework 3.0 + SP1

.NET Framework 2.0 + SP1

Clarify version confusion

Visual Studio 2008


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Visual Studio 2008 Design Goals Best tool set for Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista & Microsoft

Office 2007 .NET Framework 3.5 design surfaces

Office 2007 support including ClickOnce and VSTO

MFC support for Vista common controls

Improvements for Web Developers

HTML / CSS designer enhancements

Integrated AJAX and JavaScript support

Language advances

.NET Framework multi-targeting support

Improved Data & Language integration in VB / C#


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Lap around VS 2008 & .NET 3.5

Lifecycle Tools,

.NETFramework,

& languages

Services

Windows

Apps

WebApps

OfficeApps

MobileApps


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Visual Studio Enhancements

Side-by-Side support Visual Studio 2008 sideby-side with previous versions

Multi-targeting

Target multiple versions of the framework from a single tool -

Visual Studio 2008

Supports framework versions 2.0, 3.0, and 3.5

Enables only features available in target framework

Toolbox, Project types, References, Intellisense,

Making is easy to upgrade to Visual Studio 2008

Unit Testing

Now available in all editions of Visual Studio Professional


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Multi-targeting with Visual Studio 2008


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Lifecycle Tools Enhancements Team Foundation Server 2008

Built-in support for Continuous Integration

TFS Migration Toolkit

Get latest on checkout

Annotate

Folder Diff

For developers:

Code metrics

Performance hotpathing

Profiler baselining

Much faster unit testing performance

For testers:

Load testing support for AJAX applications

Better UI for load test monitoring / reporting

And much more


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Discover who last changed asection of code and get detailed

change set information


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Language INtegrated Query (LINQ)

New programming model for data access that integrates query

support directly within the .NET languages

Designed to reduce the complexity when working with data

Query operators can be used against any collection

Built-in examples: Select, Where, GroupBy, Join, etc. Extensibility model supports extending/replacing these

Benefits

Work with data in a consistent way, regardless of the type of data

Interact with data as objects Better integration with programming languages

Improved productivity through IntelliSense in Visual Studio


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LINQ Architecture & Components

Objects

XML

.NET Language Integrated Query

C# 3.0 VB 9.0 Others

Relational

LINQ to

Objects

LINQ to

SQL

LINQ to

XML

LINQ to

DataSets


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LINQ to SQL

Application

SQL Server

LINQ to SQL

from c in db.Customers

where c.City == "London"

select c.CompanyName

LINQ Query

SQL Query

SELECT CompanyName

FROM Cust

WHERE City = 'London'

Rows

Objects SubmitChanges()

DML or Stored Procedures

db.Customers.Add(c1);

c2.City = Seattle";

db.Customers.Remove(c3);

INSERT INTO Customers

UPDATE Customers

DELETE FROM Customers


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LINQ To XML

Language integrated query for XML Designed to make XML usable without learning specialized

technologies such as XPath/XSLT

Construct and query XML data with fewer lines of code

Builds on top the standard LINQ query commands

Compose query expressions with multiple data stores

Visual Basic 9 has additional XML capabilities

XML literals XML supported directly in language Property-like XML support simple queries using

conventional VB syntax


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LINQ


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CLR Add-ins Generic framework for hosting add-ins within

applications

Addresses common problems like:

Loading/unloading, sandboxing, isolation, lifetime

management, discovery, activation, backwards compat,forward compat, sharing

HostHostView

Add-InView

Add-In

HostSide

Adapter

Add-nSide

Adapter

Contract

Communication Pipeline


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Visual Studio 2008 & .NET 3.5

Lifecycle Tools,

.NETFramework,

& languages

Services

Windows

Apps

WebApps

OfficeApps

MobileApps


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Services Technologies added in .NET 3.0

WCF Unified programming model and runtime for services

WF - Flexible, declarative workflow runtime and activities

New enhancements in .NET 3.5

Http Programming Model

JSON serialization & ASP.NET AJAX integration

Syndication

Integrated support for WF & WCF (Silver)

Partial Trust

Integrated developer tools in Visual Studio 2008

Add Service Reference Integrated WF Designer

Project & item templates

Autohost & test client

WCF Configuration Editor


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Windows Applications Visual Studio Designer for WPF (Cider)

XAML-based editing directly in the IDE

Changes reflected in the designer in real-time

XAML IntelliSense

Selection Synchronization

ClickOnce deployment support for WPF apps

Project templates, debugger & deployment support

Side-by-side support for Winforms

Creates a seamless designer/developer workflow withExpression Interactive Designer (Sparkle)


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Web Applications Integrated support for ASP.NET AJAX 1.0

Included in the .NET Framework 3.5

ASP.NET AJAX Project Templates

Web Application Projects included in Visual Studio

Javascript IntelliSense & Debugging

Richer HTML/CSS Designer Support Split View (simultaneous source and designer)

Nested Master Page preview in designer

CSS Properties, Manage/Apply Styles windows, and direct styleapplication toolbar

Improved CSS/HTML layout and visualization in designer

New Web data controls:

LinqDataSource, ListView, DataPager


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Web Applications and

JavaScript Debugging


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Office Applications

VS 2008 includes Visual Studio Tools for Office 3.0

Provides integrated visual designers for:

Word and Excel documents and templates

Fluent Ribbon

Task & Action panes Outlook Form Regions

Integrated Workflow & Microsoft SharePoint Support

Data binding in Word Content Controls

Application-level add-ins for most client programs (both 2003 &2007)

Document-level add-ins for Excel & Word 2007

Improved deployment and security using ClickOnce


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Mobile Applications Visual Studio Tools for Devices

Unit Testing for Device Applications

Device Emulator 3.0 Certificate support, Xml config

Broad Platform and runtime Support

.NET Compact Framework 3.5 Support for LINQ (XML, Objects and Dataset)

Windows Communication Foundation

CLR Profiler / Performance Monitor

BCL enhancements: Compression support, Client-sidecertificates, Sound APIs


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Top 10 List1. Visual Studio Multi-targeting

2. LINQ

3. System.Syndication

4. RESTful, JSON, and Workflow Services

5. WPF Cider Designer6. ASP.NET AJAX Integration

7. Javascript Intellisense & Debugging

8. VSTO - Ribbon Designer, Outlook Form Regions,

integrated SharePoint tools9. .NET Compact Framework 3.5 - LINQ, WCF

10. CLR Add-Ins


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What else is in Orcas? Language enhancements

MFC & C++ enhancements for Vistalook & feel

ClickOnce improvements for WPF

apps, alternative browser support and

ISV rebranding

CLR enhancements - Partial trust &Threading

High-performance trace listener

Trace listener that logs events to

Event Tracing for Windows in

Windows Vista WMI Provider Extension 2.0

Anonymous pipes and named pipes

Peer-to-peer network APIs

Windows CardSpace UI & HTTP

support

XSLT Debugger

SQL Server Compact Edition SQL Server Reporting Services

Support

MSBuild parallel/multi-processor &

multi-threaded builds

Client Application Services forLogin/Logout, Role management and

profiles

Profiler support for WCF Applications

Customize and extend code

correctness policies Team editionfor developers

Tools for performance tuning an

enterprise app

Web Test rules improvements


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Resources MSDN developer center

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/aa700830.aspx

Overview of Orcas whitepaper

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6625887

90-day Trial Versions http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=D95598D7-AA6E-4F24-82E3-

81570C5384CB&displaylang=en

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=B0155166-B0A3-436E-AC95-37D7E39A440C&displaylang=en

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=83C3A1EC-ED72-4A79-8961-

25635DB0192B&displaylang=en

Express Editions Visual Basic Express Edition productivity tool for first time or casual Windows programming

Visual C# Express Edition provides a great combination of power and productivity

Visual C++ Express Edition provides the horsepower with a finer degree of control than theother Express products

Visual Web Developer Express Edition the easy to use environment for dynamic Web

application development
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Resources - LINQ MSDN Developer Center

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/netframework/aa904594.aspx LINQ Forum

http://forums.microsoft.com/msdn/showforum.aspx?forumid=123

Channel9 Linq Videos http://channel9.msdn.com/tags/linq

Blogs Scott Guthrie

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2007/04/21/new-orcas-language-feature-query-syntax.aspx

Charlie Calvert http://blogs.msdn.com/charlie/archive/2006/10/05/Links-to-LINQ.aspx

Community sites

http://www.linqdev.com/publicportal/ http://linqinaction.net/

LINQ Samples 101 samples

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vcsharp/aa336746.aspx

Orcas Beta 1 samples

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/bb330936.aspx
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Resources Cider Cider MSDN Forum

http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=169&SiteID=1

Cider Channel9 Wiki http://channel9.msdn.com/wiki/default.aspx/Cider.HomePage

Blogs

James Nakashima http://blogs.msdn.com/jnak/

Brian Pepin http://www.urbanpotato.net/

Chuck Jazdzewski http://www.removingalldoubt.com/

Richard Bailey http://myfun.spaces.live.com/blog/
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Resources Services & Workflow

MSDN Developer Center

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/netframework/default.aspx http://msdn.microsoft.com/webservices/

Forums

http://forums.microsoft.com/msdn/showforum.aspx?forumid=123

Blogs

Matt Winkler http://blogs.msdn.com/mwinkle

Justin Smith

http://blogs.msdn.com/justinjsmith

Vittorio Bertocci

http://blogs.msdn.com/vbertocci

Steve Maine

http://hyperthink.net/blog

Community sites

http://www.netfx3.com
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Resources Mobile Applications

.NET Compact Framework Developer Centerhttp://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/netframework/aa497273.aspx

MSDN Forums: Smart Device Developmenthttp://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/default.aspx?ForumGroupID=11

Blogs

.NET Compact Framework Teamhttp://blogs.msdn.com/netcfteam

David Klinehttp://blogs.msdn.com/davidklinems

Case Studieshttp://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/search.aspx?ProTaxID=1714
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Resources Languages

Visual Basic MSDN Developer Center

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vbasic/default.aspx

Blogs

VB Team: http://blogs.msdn.com/vbteam

Paul Vick: http://www.panopticoncentral.net

Forums

http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=903

Visual C#

MSDN Developer Center

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vcsharp/default.aspx

Blogs

Charlie Calvert:

http://blogs.msdn.com/charlie/archive/tags/Community%20Convergence/default.aspx \

Forums

http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/default.aspx?ForumGroupID=9&SiteID=1
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Resources VSTO Blogs

VSTO Team Blog http://blogs.msdn.com/vsto2

Eric Carter (VSTO Team Member) - http://blogs.msdn.com/eric_carter/ Andrew Whitechapel (VSTO Team Member) -

http://blogs.msdn.com/andreww/default.aspx

John Durant (VSTO Team Member) -https://blogs.msdn.com/johnrdurant/default.aspx

Paul Stubbs (VSTO Team Member) http://blogs.msdn.com/pstubbs/

Mike Hernandez (VSTO Product Manager)http://blogs.msdn.com/mikeh/default.aspx

Kathleen McGrath (UE Team Writer) - http://blogs.msnd.com/kathleen

Office Zealot Site (Tim Huckaby) -http://www.officezealot.com/VSTO/bloghome.aspx

Visual Studio Tools for Office Developer Center on MSDN

http://msdn.microsoft.com/office/tool/vsto/default.aspx

Forums http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=16&SiteID=1
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