by Edward
22 May 2009 08:48
It is official... Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 "Beta 1" are available for download now!
Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 focuses on the core pillars of developer experience, support for the latest platforms, targeted experiences for specific application types, and core architecture improvements.
Here are some highlights of what to expect:
- IntelliSense now parses 2 to 5 times faster, so there is virtually no processing delay, even with large script libraries.
- You can now publish to a server by using the Web Deployment Tool, FTP, folder copying, or FrontPage Server Extensions in one click. Visual Studio stores all the setting information, such as publish method, server information, and user credentials.
- The new Code Editor makes code easier to read. You can zoom in on text by pressing CTRL and scrolling with the mouse wheel. Also, when you click a symbol in Visual C# or Visual Basic, all instances of that symbol are automatically highlighted.
- In Visual Studio 2010, the Visual Basic and C# languages continue to evolve toward feature parity. This enables you to choose a language based on personal preferences because both languages are equally capable. This section lists some of the new features in C# and Visual Basic.
- Visual Studio 2010 includes F#, a new .NET Framework language that supports functional programming and traditional object-oriented and imperative (procedural) programming. F# combines the succinct, expressive, and compositional style of functional programming with the runtime, libraries, interoperability, and object model of .NET. In other words, you get the best of both paradigms.
Check out the “ASP.NET 4 and Visual Studio 2010 Web Development Beta 1 Overview” whitepaper for more information about the new features in this release.