Paul Krill
Editor at Large

Microsoft offers CTPs for .Net 3.5, ADO.Net

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Jul 3, 20071 min

Microsoft released this week Community Technology Previews of its upcoming .Net Framework 3.5 and ADO.Net Entity Framework technologies. A June CTP of .Net Framework 3.5 is available here, following an earlier Beta 1 version. .Net Framework 3.5 features a set of software development technologies including Windows Presentation Foundation, Windows Workflow Foundation, Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) and Win

Microsoft released this week Community Technology Previews of its upcoming .Net Framework 3.5 and ADO.Net Entity Framework technologies.

A June CTP of .Net Framework 3.5 is available here, following an earlier Beta 1 version. .Net Framework 3.5 features a set of software development technologies including Windows Presentation Foundation, Windows Workflow Foundation, Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) and Windows CardSpace.

The framework, due for release by the end of the year, builds incrementally upon the current .Net Framework 3.0. It will be part of the upcoming Visual Studio 2008 developer platform.

Other capabilities in .Net Framework 3.5 include Language Integrated Query (LINQ) technology and ASP.Net AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript) for building interactive Web applications.

Web protocol support for building WCF services is featured, including AJAX and REST (Representational State Transfer). Tooling support for .Net Framework 3.5 is included as well. New classes in the framework base library address customer requests, Microsoft said.

The CTP for ADO.Net Entity Framework includes updates since the Beta 1 release of Visual Studio 2008. Changes have been made in areas such as Object Services, Query and the Entity Data Model Wizard.

The CTP is accessible here.

Paul Krill

Paul Krill is editor at large at InfoWorld. Paul has been covering computer technology as a news and feature reporter for more than 35 years, including 30 years at InfoWorld. He has specialized in coverage of software development tools and technologies since the 1990s, and he continues to lead InfoWorld’s news coverage of software development platforms including Java and .NET and programming languages including JavaScript, TypeScript, PHP, Python, Ruby, Rust, and Go. Long trusted as a reporter who prioritizes accuracy, integrity, and the best interests of readers, Paul is sought out by technology companies and industry organizations who want to reach InfoWorld’s audience of software developers and other information technology professionals. Paul has won a “Best Technology News Coverage” award from IDG.

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