Visual Studio Orcas September CTP now available

Published 29 September 06 08:10 AM

Today we released the latest update of the Orcas CTP.  This is a much fuller release than the last one.

Some general highlights:

  • LINQ to Objects API (query arrays, generic lists and other .Net collections using LINQ)
  • Partial C# 3.0 support (see http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframework/future) for more details on where this is going
  • .Net framework improvements

For Windows Mobile developers

  • Embedded Visual C++ support - work with your existing Embedded C++ 4.0 projects
  • Unit testing for mobile devices
  • VSTS Integration (You can check your mobile project in to Team Foundation Server)
  • Access and modify device security inside the IDE

This CTP is a little different.  We've actually provided it as a Virtual PC Image, so if you wan to give it a go you can download it from here.   You can get Virtual PC and Virtual Server for free from here (Virtual PC) and here (Virtual Server).

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