08.11.08
Visual Studio 2008 / .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 Released
Microsoft has released the highly anticipated .NET Framework 3.5 SP1, along with Visual Studio 2008 SP1. This is not your regular service pack, it’s chock full of new features and enhancements across almost all the major components of the .NET? framework. Here are the goodies:
VS 2008 Service Pack 1:
o? ? ? Executable: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=122094 (Direct Link)
o? ? ? ISO: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=122095 (Direct Link)
VS 2008 Express Editions with Service Pack 1:
o? ? ? Executable: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=123679
o? ? ? ISO: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=123680
VS Team System 2008 Team Foundation SP 1:
o? ? ? http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=124829
.NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1
o? ? ? http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=124150
Team Foundation Server
o? ? ? Team Foundation Server 2008 SP1 (TFS Installation Guide)
Here are some links you can read-up on to learn what’s new with SP1.
GPU-accelerated custom effects for WPF:
http://blogs.msdn.com/greg_schechter/archive/2008/05/12/gpu-accelerated-custom-effects-for-wpf.aspx
ScrollViewer.IsDefferedScrollingEnabled;AlternationCount;IEditableCollectionView:
http://blogs.msdn.com/vinsibal/archive/2008/05/20/wpf-3-5-sp1-feature-ieditablecollectionview.aspx
http://blogs.msdn.com/vinsibal/archive/tags/WPF+3.5+SP1/default.aspx
String Format:
http://blogs.msdn.com/llobo/archive/2008/05/19/wpf-3-5-sp1-feature-stringformat.aspx
Pixel Shader Effects in WPF SP1 Beta:
http://runtothehills.org/rob/archives/180
WPF WebBrowser:
http://blogs.msdn.com/llobo/archive/2008/06/12/wpf-webbrowser.aspx
Performance Enhancements:
Tim Sneath’s Introduction of SP1 Beta (Lots of info):
WPF 3.51 SP1 Graphics with David Teitlebaum:
http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/AdamKinney/WPF-35-SP1-Graphics-with-David-Teitlebaum/
What’s new in VS2008 SP1 for WPF:
http://technorati.com/videos/youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DLO1md7CODno
