.net-4.0

Will .Net 4.0 include a new CLR or keep with version 2.0

Will .Net 4.0 use a new version of the CLR (v2.1, 3.0) or will it stick with the existing v2.0? Supplementary: Is it possibly going to keep with CLR v2.0 and add DLR v1.0? Update: Whilst this might look like a speculative question which cannot be answered, the VS team appear to be releasing more and more info on VS10 and .Net 4.0 so th...

What information has been released regarding the .NET Framework 4.0?

As Microsoft seems to have started their trickle feed of information regarding .NET 4.0, I thought I'd ask the question as I'm sure there's more out there than I've spotted! What information has been released regarding the .NET Framework 4.0? ...

Confirmed features of .NET 4.0?

Does anyone know what will be in .NET 4.0? I found tuples on codeplex: .... // NOTE : this is a TEMPORARY and a very minimalistic implementation of Tuple'2, // as defined in http://devdiv/sites/docs/NetFX4/CLR/Specs/Base Class Libraries/Tuple Spec.docx // We will remove this after we move to v4 and Tuple is actually in there public st...

Useful new .net(3.0,4.0) technology features.

Previously it was .net 2.0 which is the big change in .net developement. many developers are working mostly on this. Presently microsoft has introduced .net 3.0 and yet its next version .net 4.0. So the next version is going to be major change in .net development. I have listed some features of this... Workflow foundation WPF WCF Windo...

Parallel LINQ in WebApps?

I just watched the last Channel 9 vid on the upcoming parallel extensions to .NET. How would you use this in a web app? I'm specifically thinking of using the parallel Linq extensions against a SQL db. Would this makes sense to use as a way to speed up your data access layer in a multi-user server app? What are the issues (aside from the...

Has anyone heard of how .NET 4.0 may change/affect Asp.net MVC?

We should have a full release of asp.net MVC well before .NET 4.0 and VS 10 come out, right? I'm really hoping MS can keep MVC as dynamic as other more open frameworks are. ...

.NET 4.0 and Visual Studio release date

What's the release date of Visual Studio and .NET 4.0? ...

.NET 4.0 - The "dynamic" keyword

In his PDC talk, Anders said that the dynamic keyword would dispatch any function calls made to it at run time. He then went on to say that the "dynamic" keyword is itself staticly typed checked during compile time. Now if you were to invoke a method that does not exist on a "dynamic" type - would'nt this result in a run time error? ...

How do I indicate that a method never returns a null using code contracts?

How do I indicate that a method never returns a null? Currently this is my code. Line 19 gets an Ensures not proven message, even though CreateFunction assumes that the result is not nothing. 1 <Pure()> Public Function CreateFunction(Of TArg1, TArg2, TResult)(ByVal body As Func(Of Expression, Expression, BinaryExpression)) As F...

Is there anyway to access the DotNet 4.0 Class library without downloading the entire CTP VPC

I want to check out the new DotNet 4.0 System.Numberic namespace for a project I am working on. The only info I can find is the CTP VPC download on microsoft connect. I do not want the entire vs2010 package, I just need the System.Numeric assembly so i can run some tests on it. Does anyone hava any ideas or maybe has the VPC and can se...

How mature is the Microsoft Code Contracts framework?

Microsoft has recently put a release of their Code Contracts framework on DevLabs with a commercial license. We're interested on using them in our project (mostly C#, some C++/CLI) to gradually replace all the custom validation code, but I'm keen to know about the experience other people have had with it before we commit to it, specifica...

What features are people looking forward to in .Net 4.0 - 4.1

Hello I am very interested in learning what features people are interested in in the forthcoming .net framework(s)? Whether these be new classes or new controls I am curious to know people views. ...

.net framework 4.0 documentation

Is the actual API documentation for .net 4.0 already live on MSDN? I read a blog post from someone in the vs2010 team saying that, but I've not been able to find it. ...

whats new in C# 4 for a static-typed guy

Hi, first of all let me say that I know about dynamic, no PIA, named and optional parameters and finally covariance and contravariance. In my projects 99% of the time my code is in C#, I almost never do Office automation, I don't plan to use any dynamic language any time soon, and, besides being necessary for Office automation, I think ...

Getting NCover to work on .Net 4.0 Beta 1

I'm the author of Gallio which includes NCover integration so I was curious to see what NCover would do on .Net 4.0 Beta 1. I didn't expect it to work (it didn't). However I'm curious as to whether anyone could enlighten me as regards the error message since it suggests a workaround that might be useful to NCover v1.5.8 community edit...

Can I develop asp.net 3.5/2.0 projects using Visual Studio 2010?

Can I develop asp.net 3.5/2.0 projects using Visual Studio 2010? Or I will be stick on .Net Framework 4.0? ...

What will be the new features available in ASP.Net 4.0?

What will be the new features available in ASP.Net 4.0? ...

Will Visual Studio 2010 combine the express editions into a single product?

I remember in a VS express survey that Microsoft asked whether you'd like to see the express editions merged together into a single express product (i.e. so you could notably do multi-language solutions). I'm unable to locate any specific information on this topic, as my attention has only newly turned to VS2010 now that the beta is out,...

Workflow 4.0 Argument Errors

I'm having two errors with workflow, one I think is caused by a bug in the compling with VS2010, its Error 1 Could not resolve attachable member {clr-namespace:;}Flowchart1.requestType C:\Documents and Settings\Hilliard\my documents\visual studio 10\Projects\WorkflowConsoleApplication1\WorkflowConsoleApplication1\Flowchart1.xaml Work...

Good XMPP/Jabber client library for .NET 3.5 (or 4.0)

What are some good (or the best!) XMPP/Jabber client libraries for .NET 3.5 or 4.0 development? I have seen a few decent libraries out there, but most of the good ones seem to be built for Framework 2.0. (If a Framework 2.0 library is still the best, I'm ok with that. I'm just looking for the best libraries for a new project built on ...