W3bbo wrote:

They had a give-away at the Visual Studio 2005 launch event, will there be anything similar for 2008?

Everyone loves freebies

Lloyd_Humph wrote:

I hope they launch it in Wales somewhere. North Wales. Listening!??

Dr Herbie wrote:



Lloyd_Humph wrote: I hope they launch it in Wales somewhere. North Wales. Listening!??

Last time was Birmingham and (I think) London.  It was definitely worth taking a day off from work and the 2 hour drive to get there. Interesting lectures and free software.

Herbie

Klaus Enevoldsen wrote:

Microsoft will be giving away copies of Visual Studio 2008 RTM on DevConnections in Las Vegas which starts on november 5th.

I read somewhere that many of the teams are already at zero bugs bounce and that they are arming the war room and the ship room soon. Cool. I wonder if there will be any releases before RC?

A September 2007 CTP would be great!

wkempf wrote:

Specifically, I often end up with a designer that doesn't paint correctly.  Makes it pretty difficult to use.

yman wrote:



wkempf wrote: Specifically, I often end up with a designer that doesn't paint correctly.  Makes it pretty difficult to use.

Oh, me too! Have you had the paint issues with dockable Windows like Solution Explorer? I normally have to drag the Window around for it to redraw properly. This isn't just in beta 2, I experience it in 2005.

YearOfTheLinuxDesktop wrote:



yman wrote:  wkempf wrote: Specifically, I often end up with a designer that doesn't paint correctly.  Makes it pretty difficult to use. Oh, me too! Have you had the paint issues with dockable Windows like Solution Explorer? I normally have to drag the Window around for it to redraw properly. This isn't just in beta 2, I experience it in 2005.

me too, I always have this problem when returning from an application debug instance.

mawcc wrote:

I really hope that we get to know more today. At least a timeframe for RTM availablility for MSDN subscribers.

I'm a little bit annoyed that such a big secret is made of the estimated RTM date of VS 2008, even though a lot of people currently using Beta 2 would benefit from beeing able to plan their switch to RTM accordingly. Requests for more details on Scott Guthrie's blog have been left unanswered so far.

mawcc wrote:

I really hope that we get to know more today. At least a timeframe for RTM availablility for MSDN subscribers.

I'm a little bit annoyed that such a big secret is made of the estimated RTM date of VS 2008, even though a lot of people currently using Beta 2 would benefit from beeing able to plan their switch to RTM accordingly. Requests for more details on Scott Guthrie's blog have been left unanswered so far.

Klaus Enevoldsen wrote:

Microsoft has DevConnections this week, next week there is the TechEd in Barcelona and the 13th there is an event with VS2008 in Denmark where I live.

blowdart wrote:



mawcc wrote: I really hope that we get to know more today. At least a timeframe for RTM availablility for MSDN subscribers. I'm a little bit annoyed that such a big secret is made of the estimated RTM date of VS 2008, even though a lot of people currently using Beta 2 would benefit from beeing able to plan their switch to RTM accordingly. Requests for more details on Scott Guthrie's blog have been left unanswered so far.

No RTM at TechEd. End of the month quoted for MSDN

mawcc wrote:



Is that insider information or just guessing?

blowdart wrote:



mawcc wrote:  Is that insider information or just guessing?

People are blogging at teched already

Microsoft Commits to November Release Date for Visual Studio 2008 and the .NET Framework 3.5
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/nov07/11-05TechEdDevelopersPR.mspx

These latest releases are part of the broader Microsoft Application Platform, a portfolio of technology capabilities and core products that help organizations develop, deploy and manage applications and IT infrastructure. They also mark another major milestone leading up to the global launch of Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008 on Feb. 27, 2008, in Los Angeles.

Product Information and Availability

Visual Studio 2008 and the .NET Framework 3.5 will be available by the end of November 2007. The .NET Framework 3.5 will also be available to end users via a free, optional download from Microsoft Update. A CTP of Microsoft Sync Framework is available today at http://msdn.microsoft.com/sync. Popfly Explorer is a hosted development environment available today at http://www.popfly.com/">http://www.popfly.com. More information about all of these releases is available at http://www.msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio.