ASP.NET MVC 2 RC is released today

Release Candidate of ASP.NET MVC 2 is released today.

Brief Description

ASP.NET MVC 2 is a framework for developing highly testable and maintainable Web applications by leveraging the Model-View-Controller (MVC) pattern. The framework encourages developers to maintain a clear separation of concerns among the responsibilities of the application – the UI logic using the view, user-input handling using the controller, and the domain logic using the model. ASP.NET MVC applications are easily testable using techniques such as test-driven development (TDD).

The installation package includes templates and tools for Visual Studio 2008 SP 1 to increase productivity when writing ASP.NET MVC applications. For example, the Add View dialog box takes advantage of customizable code generation (T4) templates to generate a view based on a model object. The default project template allows the developer to automatically hook up a unit-test project that is associated with the ASP.NET MVC application.
 

Because the ASP.NET MVC framework is built on ASP.NET 3.5 SP 1, developers can take advantage of existing ASP.NET features like authentication and authorization, profile settings, localization, and so on.

Installation Notes

The ASP.NET MVC 2 Release Candidate for Visual Studio 2008 SP1 can be downloaded from the following page: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=157071

ASP.NET MVC 2 can be installed and can run side-by-side with ASP.NET MVC 1.0.

Note:  Because Visual Studio 2008 and Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 share a component of ASP.NET MVC 2, installing the ASP.NET MVC 2 Release Candidate release on a computer where Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 is also installed is not supported.

Documentation

Documentation for ASP.NET MVC 2, which includes tutorials, technology overviews, code samples, and API reference, is available on the MSDN Web site. A good starting point is the ASP.NET Model View Controller (MVC) topic (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=159758).

Tutorials and other information about ASP.NET MVC are also available on the ASP.NET Web sitehttp://www.asp.net/mvc/.

What’s Next?

RTM of course! The RTM release of ASP.NET MVC will be included in the RTM release of Visual Studio 2010, which is slated for some time in March. The VS2008 version of ASP.NET MVC 2 might release earlier than that. We’re still working out those details.

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Microsoft Day @ Dhaka – 20June 2009

Microsoft Day @ Dhaka

Microsoft Community in Bangladesh proudly presents Microsoft Day @ Dhaka. This is a special day dedicated to all Microsoft technology professionals and students in Bangladesh. We will be having the best Microsoft community technologists from Bangladesh - Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) delivering sessions at the event. This technology marathon is a great opportunity to learn from the best and network with each other.

Both Microsoft developers and networking professionals would find the event worth attending.

The event will also feature a demo bonanza with Windows 7 and an extensive Question and Answer panel with the Bangladesh MVPs to answer your queries.

Microsoft Day @ Dhaka

Venue: IDB Auditorium, E/8-A Rokeya Sharani, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Agargaon, Dhaka 1207

AUDITORIUM – Developer Track

9:00	9:30	Opening Speech	Feroz Mahmood & Abhishek Kant
9:30	10:30	Development in ASP.NET	Tanzim Saqib
10:30	11:15	My First ASP.NET MVC App	Mehfuz HossainMVP
11:15	11:45	Unit Testing in MVC and Deo of dotnetshoutouts.com	Kazi Manzur RashidMVP
11:45	12:30	Developing in Silverlight	Faisal Hossain Khan
12:30	1:30	Lunch
1:30	2:00	Introduction to MS Sharepoint Server	MJ Ferdous
2:00	2:45	Production Challenges of ASP.NET Websites	Omar Al ZabirMVP
2:45	3:15	Windows Azure	Ashic Mahtab
3:15	3:45	Tea Break
3:45	4:30	Overview of Visual Studio Team System 2010	Mohammad Ashraful AlamMVP
4:30	5:00	Features of Windows 71	Omi AzadMVP
5:00	5:30	IE8 and Windows Live Features1	Irtija A. Akhter

Meeting Room 2 – IT Professional Track

9:30	10:30	Session on MS Project & EPM	M. Manzurur Rahman
10:30	11:30	Talking Windows Server 2008 and R2	Anwar Hossain
11:30	12:30	Q & A with Microsoft	Anwar Hossain
12:30	1:30	Lunch
1:30	2:00	Network with MVPs
3:15	4:00	Exchange 2010 – Via LiveMeeting	Ismail MohammedMVP
3:00	3:30	Tea Break
3:30	4:30	Introduction to SQL Server 2008 – Via LiveMeeting	Amit BansalMVP

This session is common for Developer Track and IT Pro Track

For more details, visit: Microsoft Developer Network Bangladesh

Microsoft F# PowerPack for .NET 4.0 Beta1 is available for download

Microsoft F# PowerPack for .NET 4.0 Beta1 is now available for download

Brief Description

The F# PowerPack contains useful additional libraries and tools for building F# applications.

Quick Details

File Name: FSharp-PowerPack-4.0-Beta1.zip
Version: 3.9.9.995
Date Published: 6/3/2009
Language: English
Download Size: 1.4 MB

Overview

The F# PowerPack contains useful additional libraries and tools for building F# applications. This release enables developing applications using the F# PowerPack using .NET 4.0 Beta1 and Visual Studio 2010 Beta1.

The F# PowerPack includes:

• FsLex and FsYacc tools for generating F# lexers and parsers
• F# LINQ bridge
• F# CodeDOM implementation
• F# metadata reader API
• OCaml Compatibility Helpers
• Simple F# Math Libraries
• Simple F# Charting

System Requirements

• Supported Operating Systems: Windows 7; Windows Vista; Windows XP
• Required software: Visual Studio 2010 Beta1 and .NET 4.0 Beta1

Instructions

Unzip the included FSharp-PowerPack-4.0-Beta1.zip to the local machine. The included assemblies can be referenced directly in .NET 4.0 projects and in Visual Studio 2010 F# applications.
Note: By installing, copying, or otherwise using this software, you agree to be bound by the terms of its license.