Ice Age History (VS 2008) – nov 2007

- multi-targeting – one IDE – many .NETs versions

- split view (design view shared with expression)

- CSS Task Panes (override hell overcome)

- JS Intellisense & Validation + JS Debugging

- AJAX Extenders

- vsdoc.js hotfix (few days ago released)

Modern era history (a.k.a volatile present) VS 2008 SP1

- WAP and class libraries in Web Dev 2008 Express Edition (free, trimmed down version of VS 2008)

- JScript formatting

- multiple control selection (in design view)

- performance (typing faster switching for design view,  classic ASP intellisense + Debug)

- Dynamic Data Templates

- JScript Remoting

- SL tooling, MVC tooling, Dynamic Data tooling

VS 2010 (beyind now a.k.a. ***near*** future)

CSS

- CSS 2.1 standard compliant

- ACID 1 in the designer os VS 2010’s designer

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Snippets in Source Editor

- HTML snippets (<, >, = the most types chars in ASP.NET) , exemples “ta”+tab+tab generates a table with inner tr and td at once; 3rd tab for delete ; xhtml snippets; @register , script

- snippets out of the box + new ones to create by the developer

- keystrokes vs time (247 / minute without snipets; 2 fields cu validators <-> 138 . 40 secs entire form with 4 fields + validators, too)

- structural selection (multiple selection)

JavaScript

- jQuery +  IntelliSense (via annotations)

- get it today from here http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.2.6-vsdoc.js

- (hot fix for VS2008 SP1: http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/KB958502)

- JScript IntelliSense v2.0 (1.0 unable to interpret in the same, js, file, 2.0 does this –> look for “Updating JScript IntelliSense” in status bar of VS; no more than 1 second waiting, see bellow graph)

- dynamically intepreted

- file reference hints

- xmldpc comments

- adaptive IntelliSense (the right amount of IntelliSense)

- JS IntelliSense v2.0 is error prone (with badly written scripts)

- performance gains

- document outline (Navigation/discovery tool for large libraries, Quick find/filter, Sorting, Hide private members, Logical grouping of prototype members)

Web deployment

- the biggest investment feature – 3 teams working on it: VS, IIS, ASP.NET

- web.debug.config –-> web.release.config (transforms)

<configuration xmlns:xdt=”http://schemas.microsoft...">
  <system.web>
    <compilation xdt:Transform=”RemoveAttributes(debug)”/>
  </system.web>
</configuration>

- msbuild /t:TransformWebConfig /P:Configuration=Testing

- Publish Tab (ACLs, IISSetings, Package Settings, Database options)

- brand new UI for publishing (publish profiles)

- publish methods (MSDeploy publish, FTP, File System, FPSE)

- MS Deply Publish beta technology from IIS team

- Service URL (discountasp.net)

- Skip Extrafile Files on Server (incrementaly + not touching files created at run time)

- mark as application on server checkbox

- Allow untrusted certificates

- Web Depl Tool Sandbox from ASPdiscount.net

- cool demo: live deploy on california datacenter (one-click-button) under 30 seconds

- FREE  Hosting Accounts!! For TechEd EMEA 2008 Developers From DiscountASP.NET @: http://labs.discountasp.net/msdeploy/index.aspx

- ASP.NET Futures : www.codeplex.com/aspnet

MVC Tooling

- add view (partial, data scaffolfing)

- add controller

- navigation (go to view, go to controller)

- MVC file refactoring

That’s it folks.