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Visual C++ 2008 Feature Pack Beta Now Downloadable
The Visual C++ 2008 Feature Pack beta is available for download. The Feature Pack extends the VC++ Libraries which come with Visual Studio 2008.
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View the .NET Source Code in VS 2005
Recently Microsoft released the source code for portions of the .NET framework to VS 2008 users. Fortunately for those still using VS 2005, Kerem Kusmezer and John Robbins built a tool that gives them access to it as well. This tool also speeds up VS 2008 by caching all the source code at one time.
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VersionOne Announces New UI and Embedded Forecasting in Release 8
VersionOne recently announced Release 8 of their agile project management and team organization tool suite. This new release features an all-new user interface, introduction of a release forecasting toolset, and additional plug-n-play integrations for some popular open source tools.
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.NET Source Code Available for Debugging
The source code for several key .NET libraries is now available for debugging purposes. They are not "open source" in the sense you can do anything you want with them, instead there is a strict "look but don't touch" license known as the Microsoft Reference License. Even still, they should be an immense resource to .NET developers.
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Is VSTS Meeting its Design Goals?
The goal of VSTS is to provide a tool that is not prescriptive and highly customizable for managing the software development process. Kevin Jones provides a soup to nuts framework for utilizing VSTS to support a development team and build better applications.
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XNA Game Studio 2 Released
The second edition of XNA Game Studio has been released for Visual Studio 2005.
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10 Tips when Upgrading to Visual Studio 2008
Get a jump on upgrading to Visual Studio 2008. Visual Studio 2008 was recently released and developers often want to be the first ones on the block to install the latest versions of their favorite developer tools. Sometimes this comes at price when making the wrong choices during the upgrade process.
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Visual Studio 2008 Not Ready for Visual SourceSafe
Richard Berg warns, "If you plan to use VS 2008 with SourceSafe, make sure to pick up the Update CTP too. Without it, some features like "Open from Source Control" will not work at all."
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Ruby.NET 0.9 improves .NET interop, adds Form designer support
Ruby.NET, a project to compile Ruby source to .NET CIL, just released version 0.9. The release comes with improved .NET integration and a nearly complete implementation of the Ruby standard library. To top it off, Ruby.NET VS integration ships Form Builder support to help build Ruby GUI apps.
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Microsoft Releases Visual Studio 2008 and the .NET Framework 3.5
Today Microsoft released Visual Studio 2008 and the .NET Framework 3.5 to developers. This is a much anticipated release and includes all the promised features.
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Visual Studio 2008 to be Released this Month
Today Somasegar, vice president of Microsoft's Developer Division, announced that .NET 3.5 and Visual Studio 2008 will be released by the end of November.
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Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2 VPCs have their Life Extended
The initial release of the Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2 VPCs downloaded prior to October 29, 2007 are set to expire on November 1, 2007 which is earlier than previously anticipated.
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Oslo: Microsoft Takes Composite Applications to the Mainstream
Microsoft unveiled this morning a vision and roadmap to simplify SOA, bridge software + services and take composite applications to the mainstream. The code name of this effort is “Oslo”.
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New Code Analysis Tool FxCop Beta: 200 bug fixes, anonymous methods support
With over 200 bug fixes and performance improvements, this beta is what many FxCop users have been clamoring for. FXCop checks .NET managed code assemblies for conformance to the Microsoft .NET Framework Design Guidelines. Beyond basic library design and naming convention checks, FxCop is especially valuable in pointing out globalization, interoperability, and security issues.
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SQL Database Publishing in Visual Studio 2008 and Today
The Database Publishing Wizard is a popular add-in for Visual Studio, which supports deploying a local database to a remote host. The Visual Web Developer team announces that the wizard will be integrated in Visual Studio 2008.