VS2010 and .NET 4 will be released on April 12th. Some new features include improved debugging tools in VS2010, optional and named parameters in C#, routing improvements for SEO, and updated charting and server controls. The release marks the next versions of Microsoft's developer tools and .NET framework, building on past releases dating back to 2002. The presentation highlighted several new capabilities but noted it only covered some of the many new features for web development in VS2010 and .NET 4.

1. Visual Studio 2010 and ASP.NET 4Lee Englestone presents..www.manchesterdeveloper.com

2. The Evolution of .NETIn the beginning (2002) there was..From January 2006 there was..By late 2007 we also had..And on April 12th the world will know...NET 1.0 & 1.1.NET 2.0.NET 3.0 & 3.5.NET 4 & VS2010

3. AgendaOverviewVS2010.NET 4

4. Overview2 Years in developmentVS2010 ships with .NET 4VS2010 ships with MVC 2VS2010 ships with Silverlight 4Launch worldwide April 12th

5. VS2010 GeneralBuilt using WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation)Can undock windowsAllows for multiple monitor developmentAdd reference improvedNo longer stalls Visual Studio

6. .NET 4.NET 1.0 Runtime & class library.NET 1.1 Runtime & class library.NET 2.0 Runtime & class library.NET 3.0 Class library .NET 3.5 Class library.NET 4.0 Runtime & class library4.0 Runtime runs side by side with 2.0

7. VS2010 IntellisenseCode behind auto complete (.cs)Code Navigation ‘Navigate To’Ctrl + commaHighlight multiple instances (.cs)Box selectionSnippet auto complete (aspx)Javascript inference

8. Web.configMinimised by default(No need for additional 3.5 references)Multiple deployment configurationsWeb.Debug.configWeb.Release.configWeb.XXX.config

9. c# Optional and Named ParametersOptional parametersPublic ShowProduct(intproductId = 0, int count=10){ …}Named parametersShowProduct(productId:10);

10. VS2010 Debugging Pin variables!!!View call hierarchyStep backwards

11. Routing / SEO improvementsproducts.aspx?category=bikesproducts/bikesCode samplePage.MetaKeywordsPage.MetaDescriptionResponse.RedirectPermanentResponse.RedirectToRouteIIS 7 SEO Toolkit Plugin

12. ASP.NET WebForms 4Markup emitted from Server controls tidied upNo inline styles by defaultImproved css designer supportSmaller viewstate by defaultAutomatic Html Encoding<%=Heading%><%: Heading%>

13. Charting ControlsIncluded with ASP.NET 4(Previously separate download)

14. Modelling (Ultimate version only?)Create sequence diagramDependency graphsCode gen from UML diagramsDgml (xml) so can create own diagrams

15. Other featuresWeb deployment packagesCan deploy entire siteIncluding running sql scripts and creating databases

16. SummaryVS2010 / .NET 4 an exciting releaseOnly covered some of the new features for web developmentMore informationhttp://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2009/08/25/vs-2010-and-net-4-series.aspx