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Last week we published the RC2 build of ASP.NET MVC 3.  I blogged a bunch of details about it here . One of the reasons we publish release candidates is to help find those last “hard to find” bugs. So far we haven’t seen many issues reported with the RC2 release (which is good) - although we have...

Earlier today the ASP.NET team shipped the final release candidate (RC2) for ASP.NET MVC 3.  You can download and install it here . Almost there… Today’s RC2 release is the near-final release of ASP.NET MVC 3, and is a true “release candidate” in that we are hoping to not make any more code changes...

Earlier this year I blogged about some Web Camp events that Microsoft is sponsoring around the world.  These training events provide a great way to learn about a variety of technologies including ASP.NET 4, ASP.NET MVC, VS 2010, Web Matrix, Silverlight, and IE9.  The events are free and the...

On December 2nd we are holding a free, all-day event focused on Silverlight.  You can attend it either in person on the Microsoft campus (where you’ll get to network with a bunch of Silverlight experts, and meet the product team), or watch it streamed live online.  The all-day event includes...

This Friday (November 19th) I’m going to be doing another online LIDNUG session .  The talk will be from 10:00am to 11:30am Pacific Time.  I do these talks a few times a year and they tend to be pretty fun.  Attendees can submit any questions they want to me, and listen to me answer them...

Earlier this week we shipped the ASP.NET MVC 3 Release Candidate .  It supports “go live” deployments, and includes a bunch of great improvements/enhancements on top of the features we enabled earlier with the ASP.NET MVC 3 beta and first preview releases. This is another in a series of “mini-posts...

On Tuesday I blogged about the recent release of the ASP.NET MVC 3 RC build .  You can read more about it here . This post is a quick follow-up post that discusses a few installation issues that we’ve seen people run into - and how to fix them: ASP.NET MVC 3 RC and C#/VB Async CTP Two weeks ago...

This morning the ASP.NET team shipped the ASP.NET MVC 3 RC (release candidate). You can download it here . ASP.NET MVC 3 is a pretty sweet release, and adds a ton of new functionality and refinements.  It is also backwards compatible with ASP.NET MVC V1 and V2 – which makes it easy to upgrade existing...

Over the last week there has been a lot of confusion/concern about Silverlight that occurred from an interview given at the PDC conference last week.  A few days ago Bob Muglia (President of our Server and Tools Division) posted a blog post on the Silverlight Team blog that helped clarify what he...

One of the top reported Microsoft Connect issues with VS 2010 has been an issue where context menus scroll even when there is sufficient screen real estate to show the menu in its entirely (with no scrolling required). The VS and WPF teams issued public hotfixes today that you can download to fix this...

I’m excited to announce the beta release of several projects today. Two of these releases - ASP.NET MVC 3 Beta and WebMatrix Beta 2 - are evolutions of projects we first previewed this summer.  The third – NuPack - is a new project that I’m particularly excited about. NuPack – Open Source Package...

The jQuery library has a passionate community of developers, and it is now the most widely used JavaScript library on the web today. Two years ago I announced that Microsoft would begin offering product support for jQuery, and that we’d be including it in new versions of Visual Studio going forward....

Earlier this week I blogged about the availability of a patch on the Microsoft Download Center to fix the recent ASP.NET Security Vulnerability. Today we also made it possible to update systems through Windows Update (WU) and Windows Server Update Services (WSUS).  This enables administrators to...

This morning Microsoft released a security update that addresses the ASP.NET Security Vulnerability that I’ve blogged about this past week.  We recommend installing it as soon as possible on your web-servers. Common Questions/Answers Below are some answers to a few common questions people have asked...

An hour ago Microsoft released an advance notification security bulletin announcing that we are releasing an out-of-band security update to address the ASP.NET Security Vulnerability that I’ve blogged about this past week.  The security update is fully tested, and is scheduled for release tomorrow...

Earlier this week I posted about an ASP.NET Vulnerability , and followed this up with another blog post that covers some Frequently Asked Questions about it. We are actively working on releasing a security update that fix the issues, and our teams have been working around the clock to develop and test...

Two days ago I published an important blog post about a security vulnerability in ASP.NET .  In it I discussed a workaround that we recommend customers use to help prevent attackers from using the vulnerability against your applications. Below are answers to some common questions people have asked...

A few hours ago we released a Microsoft Security Advisory about a security vulnerability in ASP.NET.  This vulnerability exists in all versions of ASP.NET. This vulnerability was publically disclosed late Friday at a security conference.  We recommend that all customers immediately apply a...

I’m pleased to announce that today we shipped the final release of the Windows Phone 7 Developer Tools.  You can download them here . What is Included? The Windows Phone 7 Developer Tools package includes everything you need to write awesome applications and games for Windows Phone 7.  All...

Last month we released a beta of the Microsoft Web Farm Framework. The Microsoft Web Farm Framework is a free product we are shipping that enables you to easily provision and mange a farm of web servers.  It enables you to automate the installation and configuration of platform components across...

A few months ago I blogged about some Web Camp events that Microsoft is sponsoring around the world.  These events provide a great way to learn about ASP.NET 4, ASP.NET MVC 2, and Visual Studio 2010.  The events are free and the feedback from people attending them has been great.  We are...

Here is the latest in my link-listing series .  Also check out my VS 2010 and .NET 4 series and ASP.NET MVC 2 series for other on-going blog series I’m working on. [In addition to blogging, I am also now using Twitter for quick updates and to share links. Follow me at: twitter.com/scottgu ] .NET...

One of the top reported Microsoft Connect issues with VS 2010 has been an issue with the Find and Replace dialog – which grows 16px each time you use it (which is pretty annoying). The Visual Studio team recently released a patch that fixes this issue. You can download and apply it here . Hope this helps...

I just got back from my trip to India and the UK last week – and will be returning to more regular blogging shortly.  This Wednesday (August 18th) I’m going to be doing another online LIDNUG chat session .  The chat will be from 10:00am to 11:30am Pacific Time.  I do these chats a few...

The (awesome) UK developer community is holding an all day event with me in London on August 13th.  The event is free to attend, and the venue will be in Central London (at the ODEON Covent Garden).  The website for the event is here . Content The event will be a packed day of presentations...