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If you haven't heard the news yet, Microsoft has released a beta of a service pack (SP1) for Visual Studio 2008 and .Net 3.5. I'm not planning on installing the beta any time soon, but I am looking forward to this SP. It looks like it will have some performance improvements, especially for launching .Net WinForm applications (Scott claims up to 40% improvement in startup time) as well as a new installation package for those that don't want the full .Net install.
If you want to read more about this release, check out these articles (ScottGu's Blog seems to have the most complete description of the features as well as plenty of links out for more information)...
About Brian Brewder
I'm a software engineer in Kirkland, WA. I have been developing with .Net since 2002. My main area of focus has been designing and implementing a UI framework for an ERP system. Before I got into .Net, I developed for several years in a variety of languages and platforms including mostly ASP, though I've also developed applications for both Palm and Pocket PC devices.
I received my degree in Computing and Software System from the University of Washington in 1999. I have also completed a certificate course in Object-Oriented Analysis and Design Using UML, also from the University of Washington, in 2005.