Today we've made the Release Candidate 2 for ASP.NET MVC available for download.

This post will cover some of the changes with ASP.NET MVC we made in response to internal and external feedback since our last

Troubleshooting Windows MSI Installers

Having an installer crap out on you when you're excited to try out a new piece of software is an incredibly frustrating experience. Frustrating both for the user as well as for the product team. Every time I read on Twitter that someone is having trouble installing ASP.NET MVC, a new ulcer throbs in my side.

A big part of the frustration is the lack of control and insight into what's going wrong. Jacques (no blog), a developer o...Full Article.

Review: ASP.NET 3.5 AJAX Unleashed

Do you want to learn ASP.NET 3.5 AJAX quickly? If yes, Robert Foster's book is waiting for you at various online stores, but why not you spend some time reading Anand's review of the book first? In this review, Anand examines the content of the book and provides suggestions for improvement. After going through the review, you will be in a position to judge if the book will be useful for you....Full Article.

Using Expression Builders in ASP.NET

ASP.NET offers a variety of ways to inject the results of a server-side expression (such as DateTime.Now.ToString()) into the rendered markup of an ASP.NET page. The most common way is to add a Label Web control to the page and then from the Page_Load event handler (or some other suitable event handler) assign the value to display to the Label's Text property. If you ever created web applications using ASP.NET's predecessor, classic ASP, or if you ...Full Article.

Weekend Humor: Features and Complexity

A Dilbert comic strip for some weekend humor - Scott Adams on features and complexity...
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Cloud Computing, Windows Azure and .NET

New opportunities and possibilities with Cloud Computing and Windows Azure - complete with a familiar .NET development platform...
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Sync and Sharing for Applications - Live Framework

Another PDC announcement - the Live Framework enables sync and sharing across devices and users and brings that new capability to your own applications...
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