Joe Healy is presenting an overview of Visual Studio 2008 SP1 at the Tampa .NET Developer Group on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 starting at 6pm.
Visual Studio 2008 SP1 includes support for SQL Server 2008, new ADO.NET features such as the Entity Framework, improvements to the WPF designers, WCF templates for Silverlight projects, debugger support for the .NET Framework public symbols and source release, control improvements such as the DataRepeater for Windows Forms and Office 2007 Ribbons for C++, and several general updates for debugging and IntelliSense. SP1 also enhances the stability, performance, and security of many features.
The included .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 adds many new features and fixes, including the following:
- .NET Framework Client Release (“Arrowhead”)
- ASP.NET Dynamic Data
- ASP.NET Routing
- ADO.NET Data Services
- ADO.NET Entity Framework
Note that the Microsoft Offices in Tampa have changed locations:
Microsoft Tampa Florida Office
5426 Bay Center Dr
Suite 700
Tampa, FL 33609
Phone Number: (813) 281-3900