Wednesday was Day 1 of Microsoft’s MIX 2009 conference. The keynote was handled by Bill Buxton and Scott Guthrie. There were a lot of announcements throughout the day, including beta, CTP, and final software releases. Here is a roundup of what’s new and where you can get more information.
MIX Coverage and Liveblogging
New & Updated Downloads
- ASP.NET MVC 1.0
- Expression Blend 3 Preview
- Expression Web SuperPreview for Internet Explorer
- Silverlight 3 Runtime Beta 1
- Silverlight 3 SDK Beta 1
- Silverlight 3 Tools for Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Beta 1
- Data-Driven RIA with Silverlight
- ADO.NET Data Services 1.5 CTP1
- Live Search API SDK
- CAT.NET 1.0 CTP
- Web Deployment Tool RC1 (x86)
- Windows Azure SDK
- Windows Azure Tools for Visual Studio 2008 SP1 March 2009 CTP
- Web Platform Installer 2.0 Beta
- Web Application Gallery
What’s New
ASP.NET MVC 1.0
- Shipped!
Silverlight 3
- GPU Hardware Acceleration (Windows & Mac)
- Perspective 3D Support
- Bitmap & Pixel APIs
- Deep Zoom Improvements
- Deep Linking and Navigation
- Improved SEO
- Support for Multi-Touch and ClearType
- Over 100 Controls
- H.264, AAC, MPEG-5 A/V Support
- Mac Eclipse Support – Get it here.
- Out-of-Browser Support on Windows and Mac (Like Adobe AIR)
- RIA Services – Simplified End-to-End Data Validation, Data Binding, Authorization & Roles Mgmt with Silverlight Client and ASP.NET Server Components
Expression Blend 3
- SketchFlow - Tool to create prototypes. More info here.
- Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator Import
- Source Control Integration
- Intellisense for XAML, C# and VB.NET
Expression Web 3
- SuperPreview (Built-in and Standalone)
- Improved Standards-Based Development
- Secure FTP Support
- Target Multiple Languages
ASP.NET 4.0
- Velocity (Distributed Caching)
- Improved AJAX
- WebForms Enhancements
Visual Studio 2010 Web Development
- Better Javascript / AJAX Experience
- jQuery Tools
- SharePoint Support
- Multiple config Files Supported
Web Platform Installer
- Shipped 2.0 Beta
- Install a Web App and All It's Required Components
Web Application Gallery
- Portfolio of ASP.NET and PHP Web Applications for Download
- Examples: DotNetNuke, DasBlog, WordPress, Drupal, Graffiti
Windows Azure
- Commercial Release in 2009
- FastCGI / PHP Support
- Run .NET Apps in Full Trust
- SQL Data Services with Relational DB and Full ADO.NET Support
IIS Extensions
- Secure FTP
- WebDAV
- URL Rewriting
- Routing Engine w/Forward Proxy
- Bit Rate Throttling
Commerce Server 2009
- Shipped!
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