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FxCop 1.36 Released
Microsoft has released a new version of FxCop, the popular static code analyzer and policy enforcement utility. This release fixes numerous bugs and adds support .NET Framework 3.5 language features. This release updates FxCop to have the same engine enhancements provided to VSTS Code Analysis in VS 2008 SP1.
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Visual Studio 2008 SDK 1.1 Is Available
Microsoft has just released Visual Studio 2008 SDK 1.1 which allows developers to create extensions for VS 2008 SP1. As a result, Visual Studio Shell redistributable packages are now much smaller.
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Occasionally Connected Client Support With VS 2008 SP1
Visual Studio 2008 SP1 provides increased support for occasionally connected clients through an enhanced DataSet designer, integrating ADO.NET Sync Services and SQL Server 2008 Change Data Capture.
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.NET 3.5 SP 1 Released
Service Pack 1 for .NET 3.5 and Visual Studio 2008 was released today. While called a "service pack", the sheer number of new features makes this release as significant as .NET 3.0. These include the controversial ADO.NET Entity Framework and the much demanded improvements to C#’s real-time syntax checker.
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Windows Live Tools July CTP for Microsoft Visual Studio
Windows Live Dev has released the Windows Live Tools July CTP for Microsoft Visual Studio, a set of VS add-ins allowing developers to incorporate Windows Live services into web applications developed with Visual Studio 2008 and Visual Web Developer Express 2008.
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"Squiggles" for C#
With VS 2008 SP 1, C# has finally added error checking comparable to the continuous feedback VB developers have come to expect from their background compiler. Released under the name Live Semantic Errors or "Squiggles", it provides better design time error checking but only for open files.
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Create Your Own VS Item Templates
If you find yourself writing the same sort of class over and over again, custom item templates could be your solution. Shahar Y. shows how to create your own custom Visual Studio Item Templates.
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Sharing Code Snippets
When possible, commonly used code should be wrapped up in frameworks and libraries where you don't have to look at it. But when that's just not possible, we often have to turn to lengthy blocks of boilerplate code. Tools to make this less painful include Marckus's SnipPit and Bill McCarthy's Snippet Editor.
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JetBrains Releases ReSharper 4.0 with Many Improvements, C# 3.0 Support
JetBrains has released the much-anticipated productivity Visual Studio add-in, ReSharper 4.0. Resharper 4.0 includes many improvements and new features.
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Visual Studio Extensions for SharePoint Released
SharePoint is rapidly becoming the default CMS platform for companies building internal website using Microsoft technologies. SharePoint, though loaded with features out of the box, is often heavily customized using ASP.NET. In order to facilitate that, Microsoft has recently released several resources for both new and experienced SharePoint developers.
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Boo: a First Class Language in Visual Studio
Boo is now on its way to becoming a first class citizen within Visual Studio 2008 thanks to the work of Jeffery Olson and the developers of BooLangStudio, a Visual Studio plugin.
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Visual Studio 2008 Product Comparison Guide Available
Microsoft has published a comprehensive product comparison guide for Visual Studio 2008.
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Silverlight 2 Beta Controls Source Code Available for Download
Microsoft has made available the source code and unit tests for Silverlight 2 Beta controls.
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Visual Studio 2008 Team Foundation Server Power Tools Released
Microsoft has released the March 2008 version of the Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Foundation Server Power Tools.
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Making the Business Case for Software Factories
In this article, the authors have tried to carefully quantify the benefits of using a Software Factory Methodology for automating repetitive developments in a large enterprise development project at Siemens.