Microsoft heeft weer een interessante site online gezet: Oslo Developer Center. Hier vinden we alle informatie over het model gedreven ontwikkelplatform met de code naam Oslo. Hier een quote van de definitie:

“Oslo” is the code name for our platform for model-driven applications. The goal of “Oslo” is to provide a 10x productivity gain by making model-driven applications mainstream with domain-specific models, a new language and tools.

In dit developer center vinden we een aantal interessante links die ons meer vertellen over dit platform:

• Creating Modern Applications: Workflows, Services, and Models
• Microsoft "Oslo" Frequently Asked Questions
• MGrammar in a nutchell
• Download the Oslo SDK
• What is a Model?
• Oslo Modeling Language team blog

Het zat er aan te komen, een publieke release van Visual Studio 2010 gezien de NDA vandaag afliep. Ik zal je alle details besparen maar een paar key features die mij opvielen in de pre release:

• dynamic C#
• Architecture & model explorer
• UML support
• Visual Studio is build in WPF
• Zoom functionality

Download

De download via Microsoft Download Center:

• Microsoft Pre-release Software Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4.0 Community Technology Preview (CTP)

Of voor mensen met een download manager:

• Part 1 - 700.0 MB
• Part 2 - 700.0 MB
  
• Part 3 - 700.0 MB
  
• Part 4 - 700.0 MB
  
• Part 5 - 700.0 MB
  
• Part 6 - 700.0 MB
  
• Part 7 - 700.0 MB
  
• Part 8 - 700.0 MB
  
• Part 9 - 700.0 MB
  
• Part 10 - 700.0 MB
  
• Part 11 - 352.3 MB

Credentials

• Administrator: TFSSETUP, password: 1Setuptfs (use this account to explore the CTP)
• Administrator: Administrator,password: P2ssw0rd
• User: TFSREPORTS, password: 1Reports
• User: TFSSERVICE, password: 1Service

Voor iedereen die nieuwsgierig is geworden n.a.v. de introductie van Windows Azure, hier een lijst met resources waaronder de registratie voor de CTP release.

Azure SDK resources

• Windows Azure SDK
• Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio
• Microsoft .NET Services SDK
• Microsoft SQL Data Services SDK

Azure video's

• Manuvir Das: Inside Windows Azure
• Steve Marx: Windows Azure for Developers
• John Shewchuk: Inside .NET Services
• Dave Campbell: Inside SQL Services
• David Treadwell: Inside Live Services

Datasheets

• Azure Services Platform Datasheet
• Windows Azure Datasheet
• Microsoft .NET Services Datasheet
• Microsoft SQL Services Datasheet
• Live Services Datasheet
• Interoperability with the Azure Services Platform – Java/Ruby SDK for .NET Services

Blogs

• .NET Services
• SQL Data Services
• Live Services
• Cloud Computing Tools

In de laatste blogpost van Paul Gielens legt hij kort uit waarom Windows Azure gaaf is, hier de quote:

What makes Windows Azure special?
Scalable hosting through hypervisor technology and multiple levels of security. Windows Azure is an operating system for the cloud. Automated service management through separating the app from the underlying operating system. It enables you to model your services with roles and groups, channels and endpoints, interfaces and configuration settings. High availability through relying on highly available service blocks. Rich developer experience through skills transfer meaning that all current developer tools in the developer platform will facilitate Windows Azure developer.