Microsoft has released
Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2, which provides a unified development
environment for Windows and the
Microsoft Office system. With included support for
Asp.Net Ajax and the Silverlight Add-in for Visual Studio 2008,
developers can also build rich interactive applications for the
Web.
In addition, Visual Studio 2008 now includes full project
template and tools support for .Net Framework 3.0 development
capabilities.
Silverlight 1.0 Release Candidate enables media professionals,
designers, and developers to build rich interactive applications
for the Web.
Silverlight capabilities include fast, cost-effective delivery
of high-quality audio and video to all major browsers, including
Firefox, Safari and Internet Explorer.
Silverlight Add-In for Visual Studio 2008 enables developers to
start building Silverlight 1.0 applications from within the Visual
Studio 2008 environment.
Developers can
download the
Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2 code.
The
Silverlight 1.0
Release Candidate is also available for download.
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