Cool Features of Visual Studio 2008 – Part 2

It took almost a month and half for me to present Part-2. In second part, I would introduce LINQ, VB 9 and C# 3.0.

Part-2 of this series covers the following topics:

• LINQ – Language Integrated Query
• VB.NET: Implicit types
• VB.NET: Extension Methods
• VB.NET: IntelliSense
• C# 3.0: Implicit typed local variables
• C# 3.0 Object Initializers
• C# 3.0 : Collection Initializers
• C# 3.0: Anonymous Types
• C# 3.0: Lambda Expression

Cool Features of Visual Studio 2008 – Part 1

Visual Studio 2008 promises numerous improvements for Visual Basic, a data query called the Language Integrated Query (LINQ), a new Entity Framework for ADO.NET and updated tools for ASP.NET AJAX and Office 2007 development.

This series examines the IDE’s new features . This article looks at the improvements to the IDE and the aforementioned ADO.NET Entity Framework. Also we look looks at what’s new in Visual Basic 9 and LINQ; as you will see, these two concepts are closely related. All the new features in C# 3.0 are also discussed more clearly in further parts.

Part-1 of this series covers the following topics:

• Multi-targeting
• N-tier application development
• Transparent Intellisense Mode
• CSS Style Manager
• Split view
• Web Designer, Editing and CSS Support
• JavaScript debugging
• Project Designer
• ASP.NET AJAX and VSTO for Office 2007
• The ADO.NET Entity Framework