Visual Studio 2008: Information on Microsoft Expression, ASP.NET AJAX

Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2
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What's New in Visual Studio 2008 This topic in the MSDN Library contains descriptions and quick overviews of some of the new features and enhancements in Visual Studio 2008.

Get up to Speed with Visual Studio 2008 Training Videos Ready to learn about all the ways that Visual Studio 2008 will make you more productive? Check out the videos on this regularly-updated page. Videos include some quick clips as well as in-depth training videos on the following subjects: client development, Web development, data access, Office development, mobile development, and team development.

What's New in ASP.NET and Web Development Learn about the changes in ASP.NET and Visual Web Developer, including new server controls and types, a new object-oriented client type library, and full IntelliSense support in Visual Studio 2008 and Microsoft Visual Web Developer Express Edition for working with ECMAScript (JavaScript or JScript).

Visual Studio Team System Resources

Develop and Test Web Applications with Visual Studio Team System 2008 Testing Web applications is hard. Visual Studio Team System 2008 provides tools to automate testing, generate testing code, and make it easy to test Web applications and AJAX sites. In this topic, you will learn how to create a simple Web application, record and run a Web test, and bind data sources to your tests.

Learn How to Use Continuous Integration in Visual Studio Team System 2008 Integrating your code with the rest of the system can be a painful experience; breaking the sacred nightly build has never been fun. Continuous integration is a response to these problems. Learn how to use Visual Studio Team System build features to integrate your code at each check-in and get feedback on your work as you complete it.

Learn How to Work More Efficiently in Your Team with Visual Studio Team System 2008 Version control, build, and team workflow are key components of the daily lives of a developer. Understanding these concepts and how to make the best use of your tools is fundamental. Follow these short, step-by-step walkthroughs, and learn how Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Foundation Server can help you in key scenarios, including version control, build setup, and team workflow features. Source of Information: MSDN Flash Microsoft Newsletter.