Windows 8 to Get Next Gen .NET Framework, Obviously

Last Updated on Tuesday, 26 January 2010 01:16 Written by Mire_B Tuesday, 26 January 2010 12:03

Microsoft is starting to plan the development of the next generation of.NET Framework, tailoring the common language runtime, class libraries, frameworks and technologies to the next version of Windows. Just to be clear, the actual planning for the next generation of .NET hasn’t started yet, but apparently Windows 8 is a top priority.

The Release Candidate of .NET Framework 4 and Visual Studio 2010 is scheduled for February, and on April 12, both .NET 4 and VS 2010 will be finalized and released to web. It would be a little early for the company to start shifting focus on the next gen .NET Framework, but not sufficiently early enough to start thinking ahead.

There’s no mention however of a potential version number. It remains to be seen whether .NET 4.5 will follow version 4, or if the .NET Framework will jump directly to version 5. Either way, I think it’s safe for developers to expect the next generation of .NET sometime at the end of 2012, or in 2013, certainly in conjunction with Windows 8.
Program Manager, Senior – DevDiv

Job Category: Software Engineering: Program Management
Location: United States, WA, Redmond
Job ID: 710498 11822
Division: Server & Tools Business

.NET Framework is Microsoft’s primary runtime for cutting edge application, both on the Windows Client and on Server. Offering technologies like WPF, a modern, highly capable GUI Framework, the backbone runtime of most web sites in the world – ASP.NET, and communication essentials like Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) – it is a powerful runtime that developers bet their applications and enterprises – their business on.

The Deployment Technology Group in Developer Division builds the first customer interaction for .NET Framework – it’s deployment.

The ubiquity of .NET Framework and it’s criticality to Microsoft’s core business (Windows Client) require it’s deployment to be “transparent” for end users. It must also be flexible for developers and ISVs to consume and manageable for IT Professionals to distribute. The .NET Framework is deployed in many channels, including a standalone runtime that ISVs often chain into their own deployments, as a Windows Component via WU, and via a web download.

We are looking for a senior Lead Program Manager to lead the .NET Framework Deployment Experience team in developing the next generation of innovations in the deployment of .NET Framework, accomplishing the transparency and simplicity of deploying this runtime so developers don’t think twice before betting on it.

We have addressed size issues in .NET Framework 4 and are already planning innovations that will lead to a significantly improved deployment experience for customers, with a special focus on integration with Windows.

As a Lead Program Manager you will be .NET Framework Deployment’s face to our partners in Developer Division, both .NET Framework technology teams as well as teams in Visual Studio that rely on .NET Framework. You will drive the planning process for our next version, reconciling priorities from .NET Partners such as the Windows 8 team, SQLServer, developers, enterprises and end users. You will then drive the execution of the plan all the way to delivery.

Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Beta 2 / .NET Framework 4 Beta 2 Web Bootstrapper: The Essential Microsoft Download Center

Last Updated on Monday, 26 October 2009 11:12 Written by admin Monday, 26 October 2009 11:12

Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Beta 2 wasn’t actually easy to find, especially not if you were looking on October 22nd. Here are some download links:

- Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Beta 2 – The Microsoft .NET Framework 4 redistributable package installs the .NET Framework runtime and associated files that are required to run and develop applications to target the .NET Framework 4.

- Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Beta 2 Web Bootstrapper – develop applications to target the .NET Framework 4. This download consists of a new Web-based installer that simplifies the installation process.

- .NET Framework Beta 2 Readme

- What’s New in the .NET Framework 4

Windows 7 Code Pack V. 1.0 – Windows API Code Pack for Microsoft .NET Framework

Last Updated on Sunday, 9 August 2009 10:32 Written by Mire_B Sunday, 9 August 2009 10:32

The Windows API Code Pack for Microsoft .NET Framework provides a source code library that can be used to access some new Windows 7 features (and some existing features of older versions of Windows operating system) from managed code. These Windows features are not available to developers today in the .NET Framework.

The individual features supported in this version (v1.0) of the library are:

• Windows 7 Taskbar Jump Lists, Icon Overlay, Progress Bar, Tabbed Thumbnails, and Thumbnail Toolbars.
• Windows 7 Libraries, Known Folders, non-file system containers.
• Windows Shell Search API support, a hierarchy of Shell Namespace entities, and Drag and Drop functionality for Shell Objects.
• Explorer Browser Control.
• Shell property system.
• Windows Vista and Windows 7 Common File Dialogs, including custom controls.
• Windows Vista and Windows 7 Task Dialogs.
• Direct3D 11.0, Direct3D 10.1/10.0, DXGI 1.0/1.1, Direct2D 1.0, DirectWrite, Windows Imaging Component (WIC) APIs. (DirectWrite and WIC have partial support)
• Sensor Platform APIs
• Extended Linguistic Services APIs
• Power Management APIs
• Application Restart and Recovery APIs
• Network List Manager APIs
• Command Link control and System defined Shell icons.