The integration of SQL Servers in Visual Studio is really great. I use VS to create my SQL tables and simple administration stuff – it´s not often that I start SQL Management Studio. But one thing is really annoying: You can´t rename SQL Tables in VS! But there is a little trick to do that.
Webdevelopment with Visual Studio is really easy – just hit F5 and you jump into the debugger. VS use (as default) the built-in "ASP.NET Development Server" called "Cassini". But there are some pitfalls if you use this server, because the behavior of the IIS and Cassini are sometimes a bit different and the dev server is much slower! The good news: With few clicks you can debug and deploy your application right on IIS7 (on Vista/Server 2008).
Interfaces are an important feature for designing great software, but many programming newbies have a understanding problem – Why should I use "interfaces"? What is an "interface"?
The Live Framework is the API for Live Mesh. Since the PDC last year you could register for the Live Framework key to download the SDK.
With the new update you have now public access to the SDK & Visual Studio Tools:
Update: You need an Live Framework Token to run an application :/
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