Creating MVC web applications in F#

Here is the nice blog by Tomas Petricek on developing MVC web applications in F# using ASP.NET. http://tomasp.net/blog/fsharp-mvc-web.aspx

Developing your Data Access Layer with ADO.NET Entity Framework 4

Please visit http://tinyurl.com/37jqqfx for an excellent article by Amirthalingam Prasanna on developing data access layer with ADO.NET entity framework 4.0

Microsoft launches Visual Studio 2010 & .Net Framework 4.0

Microsoft launched its Visual Studio 2010 and .Net Framework 4 globally, including in India on 12-Apr-2010.

Get multiple monitor support; new support for SharePoint development, including numerous templates; enhanced multi-targeting support allowing developers to target multiple versions of the .NET Framework; and experience how Visual Studio 2010 simplifies building standards-based Web applications with improved AJAX frameworks, core IntelliSense support for JavaScript, and jQuery. You can download the trial here.

"Together, these technologies simplify the entire development process, enabling developers to build new platforms and build high-quality applications," S Somasegar, Senior Vice President, Microsoft Corportion said delivering the keynote address at the TechED 2010, a technology conclave which commenced in Bangalore.

Microsoft's top 50 partners have also made available products and solutions based on its latest wave of developer technologies, he said.

Somasegar said with .NET Framework four client profile, the runtime has been decreased by over 80 per cent.

Direct Download Links of Visual Studio 2010

Visual Studio 2010 Professional Trial
Visual Studio 2010 Premium Trial
Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate Trial
Visual Studio 2010 Test Professional
Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2010
Visual Studio 2010 Express Direct

After downloading the VS 2010 ISO images you can do any of the following things

1. Burn it to blank CD/DVD using CD/DVD burning software, In Windows 7, you can ISO Burner tool.
2. Open and copy ISO image files and their contents to a local folder using extracting tools, like WinZIP, WinRAR and 7Zip.
3. Virtually mount and access ISO image as a device.

All Visual Studio 2010 TRIAL editions are free for 90 days. After 30 days, you must register the product to obtain a free key which extends the trial to an additional 60 days.

Visual Studio 2010 Beta 1 Now Awailable

Download the Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Beta 1

Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 and the .NET Framework 4 are the next generation of Microsoft development tools. They work together to accelerate the process of turning vision into reality for the developer. Visual Studio 2010 Professional has been engineered to support the development of applications for Windows, the Web, and Office.

As expected, on May 20, Microsoft made the Beta 1 bits of its Visual Studio 2010 release downloable by anyone interested in testing Microsoft’s forthcoming release of its developer tool suite.

Microsoft released the Beta 1 VS 2010 bits on Monday, May 18, to TechNet and MSDN subscribers. Both MSDN/TechNet subscribers and the public are able to test VS 2010 Professional, Team Suite, Team Foundation Server and the .Net Framework 4.

A list of what’s new in the 2010 release is on Microsoft’s MSDN Web site, including everything from the inclusion in the box of the new F# concurrent programming language, to parallel development techologies, to better support for Silverlight and the Windows Presentation Foundation. And a handy list of related VS 2010 resources is available here.

Company officials have not provided a target ship date for the final VS 2010 suite, but a number of company watchers (including me) think it will ship before the end of calendar 2009.