Well, not here on my machine, but it’s being downloaded as we speak. Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2 (formerly known as “Orcas”) was released a few minutes ago and am I thrilled only thinking about it and its new features. VS 2008 is probably the most advanced release yet.
Right after I posted this, I noticed that ScottGu also had the news.
You can get Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2 from here or if you prefer the smaller express version, you can get it from here.
Here I selected some of the best new features of Visual Studio 2008. The list in by no means complete, so make sure you check VS 2008 for yourself.
LINQ to SQL (Part 2 - Defining our Data Model Classes)
LINQ to SQL (Part 3 - Querying our Database)
LINQ to SQL (Part 4 - Updating our Database)
LINQ to SQL (Part 5 - Binding UI using the ASP:LinqDataSource Control)


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