New video interview on Channel 9 with Scott Gutherie, where he talks about IIS 7 among other things.
In this interview, we covered a lot of ground. Watch and learn about:
- MIX07
- What’s doing on the web technologies front
- What’s so special about IIS 7.0
- Why you should care about Orcas
- What it’s like to go into meetings with executives like Gates, Ballmer, and Ozzie
- How, even with as much status and power Scott has, he still doesn’t have his own parking spot (this made me feel a little better about myself and my lack of accomplishments)
And more, of course.
See the video at Channel 9: Scott Guthrie - MIX07, Work, and Personal Details Revealed.
Microsoft has released the latest version of the .NET Framework.
The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 is the new managed code programming model for Windows®. It combines the power of the .NET Framework version 2.0 with new technologies for building applications that have visually compelling user experiences, seamless communication across technology boundaries, and the ability to support a wide range of business processes. These new technologies are Windows Presentation Foundation, Windows Communication Foundation, Windows Workflow Foundation, and Windows CardSpace. The .NET Framework 3.0 is included as part of the Windows Vista™ operating system; you can install it or uninstall it using Windows Features Control Panel. This redistributable package is for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.
The download to the redistributable package is here. Looks like the final release! The final version of the SDK has also been released here.
Microsoft is planning an add-in for Visual Studio 2005 (currently in beta). A Web Deployment Project enables you to manage not only build configuration and merge options, but other tasks such as specifying changes for the application’s Web.config file during compilation, changing connection strings, creating virtual directories, and performing other tasks at specific points in the deployment process.
Visual Studio 2005 Web Deployment Projects provide additional functionality for building and deploying Web site applications that you create in ASP.NET 2.0 and Visual Studio 2005. This add-in includes a new tool that enables you to merge the assemblies created during ASP.NET 2.0 precompilation, and it provides a comprehensive UI within Visual Studio 2005 for managing build configurations, merging, and pre-build and post-build task using MSBuild.
Download it at source: Visual Studio 2005 Web Deployment Projects (Beta Preview).
Hosting ASP.NET 2.0 web applications, get the Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 Hosting Deployment Guide.
The ASP.NET 2.0 Deployment Guide is a reference for web hosters who are interested in adding ASP.NET 2.0 to their existing Windows hosting service. Besides improving developer productivity, ASP.NET 2.0 also provides benefits for hosted environments, including support for shutting down inactive applications and locking down rogue applications. Enhanced health monitoring configuration can be used to set thresholds and severity levels for monitoring the health of ASP.NET.
Download at source: ASP.NET 2.0 Hosting Deployment Guide.
