Scott Guthrie’s Keynote at DevConnections/OpenForce

ASP.NET 4.0, ships next year with .NET 4.0 framework

Webforms improvements Controllable clientids for controls Better viewstate control Support for URL writing using same framework as MVC for url writing Much richer customization of styles for controls Better control of HTML MVC Features Dynamic Data Features Dynamic data scaffolding against any class or object AJAX Distributed Caching Better support across multiple web servers Velocity, free caching server for .NET will be available pre .NET 4 VS2k10 Improvements

Code focused improvements Source Editor Snippets Analysis TDD Workflow Web development improvements Javascript/AJAX Tooling Design view CSS2 Support Better Publishing and Deployment Support Applause for web.config differences for release, debug, staging Sharepoint App Support Not much applause, most sharepoint guys are at the sharepoint keynote. VS2k10 Demo from Jeff Automatic runat server inclusion Will save time in 4 main areas Select all, surround with option to wrap content in the design view with a snippet, like a multiview controller 59 second demo with keystrokes the old way, 232 keystokes, didn’t get it completed, cold play background music 59 second demo the new way, rocky music playing 24.2 seconds left, 132 keystrokes, app completed MVC Enhancements I zoned out here :) Silverlight Silverlight Interactive Designer Richer TFS integration Much richer code analysis Multimonitor support Components and extensibility improvements RIA rich internet application, silverlight (.net in the browser) Talk about all the apps/sites using Silverlight Cool Hardrock website to use silverlight and zoom in on memorabilia Healthcare App www.MSCUI.net </end session> headed off to the “break” probably spend some time in the speakers room after I talk to a few people.