.NET 3.0 Myths
"I've just learnt .NET 2.0! Is Microsoft crazy? Coming out with an entire new framework so soon?" is the common misconception that many developers have about .NET 3.0.
Just to dimystify the myth, .NET 3.0 is just an addition to .NET 2.0, with 4 main components
- Windows Communication Foundation
- Windows Presentation Foundation
- Windows Workflow Foundation
- Windows CardSpaces
ASP.NET 2.0, C# 2005, VB 2005 and etc remains exactly the same. There be changes in ASP.NET and the likes in .NET 3.5 which might be launched next year.
So another question would arise "So what about 'Atlas' ?". "Atlas" had been given the offical name of "ASP.NET Ajax" or "Microsoft Ajax Library", which would be released as a separate release from .NET 3.0. You'd have to download it from the ASP.NET website until .NET 3.5, where it'd then be integrated together with the framework.
Just to let you guys take a quick preview on what Microsoft Ajax Library is all about, I'd worked with Microsoft couple of months back to develop a Proof-of-Concept (POC) for a local mapping company in Singapore. You could visit http://demo.virtual-map.com/v1/default.aspx to take a sneak preview.
Read the complete post at http://darrensim.com/blogs/techbits/archive/2006/11/18/net-3-0-myths.aspx