http://msmvps.com/blogs/satheeshbabu/archive/tags/Visual+studio+2008/default.aspxTags: Visual studio 2008enCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)http://msmvps.com/blogs/satheeshbabu/archive/2007/10/23/new-features-in-visual-studio-2008-code-named-orcas.aspxTue, 23 Oct 2007 16:58:00 GMTd67277c4-116b-43f1-b688-e9ef184ea916:1260050satheeshbabu2http://msmvps.com/blogs/satheeshbabu/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=1260050http://msmvps.com/blogs/satheeshbabu/archive/2007/10/23/new-features-in-visual-studio-2008-code-named-orcas.aspx#comments<p><strong>Visual Studio 2008 (code-named Orcas)</strong></p> <p>Visual Studio 2008 (code-named Orcas) is scheduled to be officially launched on February 27, 2008 . It is focused on development of Windows Vista, 2007 Office system, and Web applications.</p> <p>The new features that is gping to be packed with this is,</p> <ul> <li> <div>LINQ (Language Integrated Query) new versions of C# and VB languages ,</div></li> <li> <div>WPF(Windows Presentation Foundation) visual designer ,</div></li> <li> <div>A new HTML/CSS editor influenced by Microsoft Expression Web </div></li> <li> <div>Default configures compiled assemblies to run on .NET Framework 3.5 </div></li> <li> <div>XAML based designer (codenamed Cider) </div></li> <li> <div>Workflow designer </div></li> <li> <div>LINQ to SQL designer </div></li> <li> <div>XSLT debugger </div></li> <li> <div>XSD designer </div></li> <li> <div>JavaScript Intellisense support </div></li> <li> <div>JavaScript Debugging support </div></li> <li> <div>support for UAC manifests </div></li> <li> <div>An enhanced set of UI widgets, both for WinForms and WPF </div></li> <li> <div>J# will not be included </div></li></ul> <p>&nbsp;Hope this list is really exciting.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1260050" width="1" height="1">Visual studio 2008orcas