http://blogs.msdn.com/dougste/archive/2007/11/02/new-features-of-visual-studio-2008-and-microsoft-net-framework-3-5.aspx[update 15/11/7 to add JScript syntax checking, JSON-Enabled WCF, MFC Vista Common Controls links] Here's a roundup of some links to great blogs and articles about the new stuff coming soon in "Orcas". You'll notice that the links are dominated by theen-GBCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/dougste/archive/2007/11/02/new-features-of-visual-studio-2008-and-microsoft-net-framework-3-5.aspx#5837202Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:26:12 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:5837202Jason Haleyhttp://blogs.msdn.com/dougste/archive/2007/11/02/new-features-of-visual-studio-2008-and-microsoft-net-framework-3-5.aspx#6404912Mon, 19 Nov 2007 20:11:36 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:6404912Notes from a dark corner<p>Looks like we may all be needing that training kit I blogged about earlier . Soma has just announced</p>