Beta 2 arrives! In his keynote address at Tech·Ed 2001 in Atlanta, Georgia, Bill Gates announced the final beta versions of Visual Studio.NET, including Visual Basic.NET and the Microsoft .NET Framework. (Read the press release and go to the Visual Studio .NET Beta 2 Product Overview.)
Ari Bixhorn, product manager for Visual Basic, recently posted this item in the microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.vb discussion group "to clear some of the confusion surrounding recent posts and articles that discuss changes back to the VB.NET language."
On Jan. 25, 2001, Microsoft announced a Java User Migration Path to Microsoft .NET, also called "JUMP to .NET." It's a "set of independently developed technologies and service offerings that enable programmers to preserve, enhance, and migrate Java language projects onto the Microsoft .NET platform." Check out more on the JUMP to .NET Overview site.
Microsoft's .NET Developer Center at msdn.microsoft.com/net/ offers a central focus on MSDN for developers interested in .NET. The .NET Framework SDK Beta 2 is available for free download on this site.
Visual Studio.NET Beta 2 is available for download by MSDN Universal subscribers here: msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/nextgen/beta.asp
Nonsubscribers (the general public) can order CD-ROMs for the cost of materials and shipping. There are separate ordering sites for .NET Framework SDK Beta 2 and Visual Studio.NET Beta 2.
Submit bug reports on .NET developer tools here: beta.visualstudio.net/bugreport.asp (login required).
Check here for .NET Framework SDK late-breaking known issues: beta.visualstudio.net/NonSecuredContent.aspx?ContentID=374
Are you building apps that will support .NET and/or are you looking to do major
development with .NET technologies? You should look into joining MSDN Business Connection.
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