13 August 2005

Visual Studio 2005 product launch officially set for the week of November 7

On the second day of Microsoft® Tech•Ed 2005, Paul Flessner, senior vice president of Server Applications at Microsoft, announced that SQL Server 2005 and Visual Studio 2005 will be formally launched during the week of Nov. 7. This launch represents a significant milestone to delivering the next-generation platform for connected systems that provides unparalleled developer productivity and ability to effectively handle mission-critical applications. Currently both products are available in a beta version.


VB.Net punch C#

There has been hours of entertainment provided by the VB vs. C# debate.
But one of the most debated issues has been that of how many VB developers would prefer to move to C#, rather than VB.NET, as they were re-learning a new language anyway.
A VB developer would surely feel more comfortable working with VB.NET than all those curly braces in C#. So he will be more productive moving to VB.NET.

The survey would give us a clearer view of where we are headed, now that .NET is about to go to rev 2.0. Are people moving to VB.NET? ( Survey: VB.NET has advanced )