1. Visual Studio 2008

2. Agenda What is .NET Framework 3.5 .NET Framework 3.5 overview
Visual Studio design goals
Lap around new features

3. What is the .NET Framework 3.5?
LINQ
ASP.NET 3.5
CLR Ad-in Framework
Additional Enhancements
.NET Framework SP1
Windows Presentation Foundation
Windows Communication Foundation
Windows Worklow Foundation
Windows CardSpace
NET Framework SP1

4. Windows Server 2008
Next major release of Windows Server scheduled for release in Q1 2008
What’s included with Windows Server 2008?
Fresh Install
App server Role
Windows Update
Framework 2.0 w/SP1
Framework 3.0 w/SP1
Framework 3.5

5. Visual Studio 2008 Design Goals
Best Tools for Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista and Microsoft Office 2007
.Net Framework 3.5 design surface
Office 2007 support including ClickOnce and VSTO
Improvements for Web Developers
HTML / CSS designers enhancements
Integrated AJAX and JavaScript support
Language advances
.NET Framework multi-targeting support
Improved data & Language integration in VB / C#

6. Visual Studio Enhancements
Multi-targeting
Target multiple versions of the framework from the single tool – Visual Studio 2008
Supports framework versions 2.0, 3.0, and 3.5
Enables only features available in target frameworks
Toolbox, project types, References, Intelligence …
Making is easy to upgrade o Visual Studio 2008
Unit Testing
Now available in all editions of Visual Studio Professionals

7. 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 ca be used against any collection
Benefits
Work with data in a consistent way, regardless the typeof data
Integrates with data as object
Better integration with programming languages
Improved productivity though IntelliSense in visual Studio

8. The .NET Language Integrated Query Framework

9. Data != Objects

10. .NET Language Integrated Query
The LINQ Project
C# 3.0
Visual Basic 9.0
Others
.NET Language Integrated Query
LINQ to Objects
LINQ to DataSets
LINQ to SQL
LINQ to Entities
LINQ to XML
Objects
Relational
XML