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PDC2005 Highlights

Here are some of PDC2005 highlights after 2days of conference. Hopefully I will dive into some of them in my next posts. In the meanwhile get familiar with the new buzz.

Windows Vista - former Longhorn
   WCF (Windows Communication Foundation - former Indigo)
   WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation - former Avalon)
   WWF (Windows Workflow Foundation)
IIS7 - new generation of Web server with accent on modularity
Next generation of .NET Languages (C#3.0, VB9.0)
   Lambda expressions
   Local types
   Extender methods
LINQ - Language Independent Queries
Expression - New Tool Suite for designers
   Acrylic - Graphic editor for GUI designers
   Sparkle - XAML interface designer
   Quartz - Web Designer
Office12 - New office generation with productivity and collaboration in mind
VSTO - Visual Studio Tools for Office
VSTA - Visual Studio Tools for Applications. New, .NET languages based, extensibility model for application, which should offer better choice then traditional VB scripting support.