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Download Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack (SP) 1 Beta TodayDownload the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 Beta for improved features for both client and Web development. Additionally, SP1 for the .NET Framework introduces the ADO.NET Entity Framework and ADO.NET Data Services.Tuesday, May 13, 2008 5:03:24 PM
Microsoft Visual Basic Power Packs 3.0 Released!Visual Basic Power Packs 3.0 now includes a new DataRepeater control that enables you to use standard Windows Forms controls to display rows of your data in a scrollable container, giving you more flexibility and customization than standard grid controls.Monday, February 18, 2008 2:33:17 PM
XML to Schema ToolThis free project item template automates creation of XML schema sets from any number of XML documents. If you are working with Language Integrated Queries (LINQ) to XML in Visual Basic 9, this utility can significantly improve your editing experience by adding XML schemas (.xsd files) to your project that add IntelliSense for XML properties.MicrosoftMonday, September 17, 2007 4:59:43 PM
Code Snippet Editor for Visual Studio 2008The Snippet Editor is an application with UI for creating, editing, and testing Visual Studio code snippets. You can specify snippet code and metadata (for example, title, author, description, keyboard shortcut), replacement variables, and referenced assemblies and easily manage them all.Bill McCarthyThursday, January 31, 2008 9:47:53 AM
Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition Now AvailableThe Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition is the ideal free tool for productively building object-oriented applications for Windows on the .NET Framework.MicrosoftMonday, November 19, 2007 10:22:45 AM
- Visual Studio 2008 SDK and Shell
MicrosoftMonday, November 19, 2007 10:22:45 AM - Visual Basic Pack for Visual Studio 2005 SDK
MicrosoftMonday, September 17, 2007 4:58:49 PM - Microsoft Interop Forms Toolkit 2.0
MicrosoftMonday, September 17, 2007 4:59:43 PM - Refactor! for Visual Basic 2008
MicrosoftFriday, August 31, 2007 9:31:28 AM - Visual Studio 2008 Trial Downloads
MicrosoftThursday, August 02, 2007 10:22:16 AM
Code Samples
Get the latest code samples for Visual Basic. Here you'll find links to application, Web, and data samples done in Visual Basic. | 101 Samples for Visual Basic 2005
101 Samples demonstrate many of the new features available with Visual Basic 2005 and the .NET Framework 2.0. | Visual Basic Starter Kits
Starter Kits are projects designed to get you up-and-running with a useful application quickly and easily. This page links to Starter Kits you can use with Visual Basic 2005 and 2008 and with the Visual Basic Express products. | Visual Basic Power Packs
Get the new Power Packs for Visual Basic 2005 and 2008. Here you'll find links to free Add-Ins, Controls, Components, and Tools for you to use with Visual Basic 2005 to make developing great applications even easier. | Controls
Controls are the bread and butter of rapid application development. This page contains controls and samples that you can use in your own solutions. | Hotfixes
Get the latest Visual Studio and .NET hotfixes. | Code Snippets
IntelliSense Code Snippets are "fill-in-the-blank" snippets of code. | Tools and Utilities
Development doesn't live in the IDE alone. Here, you can download tools and utilities to test your code, to analyze assemblies, and to make your life as a developer easier. | Add-Ins
Take control of the Visual Studio IDE using add-ins. This page links to add-ins and add-in samples that you can use to automate work in the IDE and to add custom functionality to the product. |
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