May 2005 - Posts
For those amongst us waiting for the official beta of EntLib v2: there's a community port of the Enterprise Library v2 is available from www.rationalpath.com. It was announced as The Unofficial "Enterprise Library for ASP.NET 2.0.
Remember the European ASP.NET Roadshow? The good news is that the videos are now available! This roadshow was put on by the product team to show folks the greatness of ASP.NET 2.0. But instead of just showing off new features, it was also shown how to migrate applications from ASP.NET 1.1 and how you can use Team System to enable better software lifecycle management with ASP.NET 2.0 applications. These files are now available at:
Intro to ASP.NET 2.0 and Visual Studio 2005 (110K)
Intro to ASP.NET 2.0 and Visual Studio 2005 (300K)
Migrating from ASP.NET 1.1 to ASP.NET 2.0 (110K)
Migrating from ASP.NET 1.1 to ASP.NET 2.0 (300K)
And in this video is shown how you can use Team System along with ASP.NET 2.0!
ASP.NET 2.0 and Visual Studio Team System (110K)
ASP.NET 2.0 and Visual Studio Team System (300K)
With the May 2005 CTP Release for Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2 of the Microsoft Domain-Specific Language (DSL) Tools you can create your own designer, integrated into Visual Studio, for a visual domain-specific language. The tools help you define the domain-specific language and generate the code of a graphical designer for you. The resulting designer uses the same underlying modeling technology that is used by the Class Designer and Distributed System Designers in Visual Studio 2005.
This download contains a set of tools hosted in Visual Studio 2005 to enable building custom designers for visual domain-specific languages. The tools include a wizard that generates a complete designer solution, a graphical designer for domain models (metamodels) and a set of code generators.
The Microsoft Tools for Domain-Specific Languages is part of the Visual Studio 2005 SDK.
Willing to demonstrate your skills with SQL Server 2005, Visual Studio 2005 and BizTalk? Check the Connected Systems Developer Competition announcement below.
Do You Dare? Show the world what a great developer you are and have the chance to win $50,000 USD and a trip to the joint SQL Server 2005/Visual Studio 2005/Biztalk 2006 Launch event.
The Connected Systems Developer Competition has now launched. If you are a developer who uses or needs an excuse to use SQL Server 2005, Visual Studio 2005 or BizTalk then you should take a look at this competition as a reason to write some code. Not only do you have the chance to win $50,000 USD but if you are among the 15 finalists, you will be invited to the joint SQL Server 2005/Visual Studio 2005/Biztalk 2006 Launch event as well as get huge recognition for your skills.
This week I received a number of mails with questions related to Visual Studio Team System. Most of the questions are like "how do I start with the work-item tracking functionality" and "how is source control integrated in VSTS".
I think these VSTS Walkthroughs are the right place to start looking for answers to these kind of questions. Give it a try!
The following topics each provide detailed steps explaining how to use a given area of this release of Visual Studio 2005 Team System.
And if you are still looking how to get your hands on the software, check TheBetaExperience. Through registering to join the Beta Experience program you will receive a continious stream of news and information about Visual Studio 2005. All the latest developments and updates, details of events and further learning opportunities in your region will be available to you, and to help you on your way the end-to-end training application "WeFly247" is included in the Beta Experience Kit.
The Beta Experience Kit contains Visual Studio 2005 Team System beta 2 and SQL Server 2005 April CTP. So yes, Team Foundation Server is also included. This is all you need to start with the walkthroughs mentioned above.
Check also Tom's post on how to get the BetaExperience to your SmartPhone or PocketPC!
Microsoft has provided a version of the Avalon and Indigo Beta1 "RC" for the general public.
Indigo and Avalon are the codenames for two strategic developer technologies that Microsoft plans to ship in 2006 as part of the Windows "Longhorn" operating system. In addition, Microsoft is making these technologies available on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. The Indigo and Avalon Beta1 "RC" enables developers to continue experimenting with early builds of these technologies, get acquainted with the development experience, and provide Microsoft with feedback.
Note: This is a Beta release . Therefore, do not install these builds on machines you depend on. If you have a previous version of Avalon, Indigo, or .NET Framework 2.0 installed you must read this (http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/vs2005/uninstall/) before download.
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Indigo is the codename for Microsoft’s unified programming model for building connected systems. It extends the .NET Framework 2.0 with additional APIs for building secure, reliable, transacted Web services that interoperate with non-Microsoft platforms and integrate with existing investments. By combining the functionality of existing Microsoft distributed application technologies (ASMX, .NET Remoting, .NET Enterprise Services, Web Services Enhancements, and System.Messaging), Indigo delivers a single development framework that improves developer productivity and reduces organizations’ time to market.
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Avalon is the code name for Microsoft's unified presentation subsystem for Windows. It consists of a display engine and a managed-code framework. Avalon unifies how Windows creates, displays, and manipulates documents, media, and user interface. This enables developers and designers to create visually-stunning, differentiated user experiences that improve customer connection. When delivered, Avalon will become Microsoft's strategic user interface (UI) technology.
This Beta1 "RC" release supports Visual Studio 2005 Beta2 and the .NET Framework 2.0 beta 2. There is also an updated WinFX SDK, including documentation, samples and tools available for this release.
On Thursday May 12th Nicolas Sorel launched the new version of his french community web site http://www.codes-sources.com/.
CodeS-SourceS is a network of community web sites, one site per language, through which all developers can find snippets of codes. CodeS-SourceS is included in the CodeZone program. The new version of CodeS-SourceS is running on the Go Live licence (link) of ASP.NET 2.0 beta 2.
Congrats Nix!
If you are working with one of the CTP releases of SQL Server 2005 and have questions or problems make sure to check the new SQL Server Forumgroup on