Orcas for Architects
Technorati Tags: Visual Studio 2008, NET 3.5, Software Architecture, Jeff Barnes
If your job as a Software Architect is to research and exploit technology to help achieve business results.
Then you need to take a look at what has just been released in Visual Studio 2008 and the .NET 3.5 framework.
Here is just a short list of the many new features you need to understand and explore to be able to fully leverage
these new capabilities in your environment:
Overview of VS2008 & NET 3.5 - Multi-targeting support - C# 3.0 enhancements - VB 9.0 enhancements Silverlight 1.1 development "LINQ"ing into your data Exploit the DLR languages |
New features for enabling SOA services: - Windows Communication Foundation - Windows Workflow Foundation - Workflow Services (WCF & WF) - make your sites safer with Card Space Windows Client development with WPF |
Web Enhancements - ASP.NET AJAX - VS2008 Web Development environment improvements Microsoft Office Development SharePoint Workflow Development Mobile Development Optimize Online, Enable Offline with SQL Server Compact and Sync Services for ADO.NET The Client Continuum |
Here is a link to my 1 hour overview talk - take a look and see what what's in it for you:
Orcas for Architects - 6.5 meg