What's new in.NET 3.5 SP1 and Visual Studio 2008 SP1

Consultant .NETGuidance

Johann BLAISblais@guidance.l

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Agenda

.NET 3.5 SP1New featuresEnhancements

Visual Studio 2008 SP1New featuresEnhancements

Additional features/enhancements

.NET 3.5 SP1 – What’s New?

ADO.NET Entity FrameworkADO.NET Data ServicesASP.NET Dynamic DataASP.NET Routing

ADO.NET Entity Framework

Entity Data ModelDefine your application modelMap it to a persistence storeComprised of three layers (files):

Conceptual (CSDL)Mapping (MSL)Storage (SSDL)

Entity FrameworkProvides services for consuming an EDM:

Entity SQLEntity ClientObject ServicesLINQ To Entities

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ADO.NET Entity Framework

ADO.NET Data Services

Data feed and publishing service with a standard RESTful interfaceExposes an object model (not a database) over the web:

Entity Data ModelLINQ To SQL modelCustom IQueryable<T> provider

Feature-rich/secure data platformFlexible extensibility modelBroad consumption options

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ADO.NET Data Services

ASP.NET Routing

Define your application’s URL entry points

Static (/Products/Edit/23)Parameterized (/Products/{action}/{id})

Map these URL patterns to route handlersGenerate URLs based off your defined route tableCan be leveraged by ASP.NET…

WebFormsMVC (using)Dynamic Data (using)

ASP.NET Dynamic Data

Data-driven web application scaffolding

Full CRUD operationsAJAX-enabled

Based on top of object modelLINQ To SQLEntity Data Model

Extend your modelMetadataValidation

Modify base UI and add new templatesAdd dynamic behavior to existing apps

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ASP.NET Dynamic Data

.NET 3.5 SP1 - What’s Been Enhanced?

ASP.NET AJAXWCF

Scalability improvementsDataContractSerializer improvements

WPFPerformance improvements, new shader effects, WebBrowser

WinFormsFive New controls

Vector ShapesPrintFormDataRepeater

ASP.NET AJAX

HistoryCreates custom history points

Server & client-side

Enable back/forward browser buttonsAllow users to bookmark state

Script combiningCombine multiple JavaScript files into one

Saves server requests and bandwidth

Visual Studio 2008 SP1 – What’s New?

Entity Data Model designerJavaScript formatting and code preferencesASP Intellisense/Debugging.NET Framework Client Profile

26mb download

What’s Improved?

SQL Server 2008Improved JavaScript Intellisense

jQueryPrototypeScriptaculous

Web designer performance improvementsWCF refactoring support (svc/config files)

Languages

VBXML To SchemaXSD Browser

C#Improved on-the-fly compiler checkingImproved LINQ debugging

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Resources

EDM and Entity Frameworkhttp://blogs.msdn.com/adonet/default.aspx

ASP.NET Dynamic Datahttp://www.asp.net/dynamicdata/

ADO.NET Data ServicesTeam blog : http://blogs.msdn.com/astoriateam/default.aspxTutorial : http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc907912.aspx

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