It has made programming 100x funnER...   I'm rebuilding MetalReview.com from scratch with 2.0...  should be done this weekend.  Download Visual Web Developer 2005 Express if you haven't already..   it's soooooooo nice. 

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Hi dude,

I have not been working with 2.0... although I've heard really good things!!  I'm going to a MS Launch event in the middle of December...  and they are giving VS 2005 and SQL 2005 to all that attend!!!

It's in Minneapolis... you should go!!!

I'm assuming you need the 2.0 framework installed... and then the web developer... and then you convert your 1.1 project...

BUT

What if a guy wanted to goof around with it on his DEV machine and keep his 1.1 development intact for awhile... while he redoes the website???

Thanks!!

I downloaded Visual Web Developer 2005 Express.  It's a lite version of VisualStudio.  For me, it's got everything I could ever possibly need for building web apps/websites.  When/if you download/install it, it comes with the .NET Framework 2.0 and SQL Server 2005 Express.  (You don't have to install SQL Server if you don't want to.)  There are so many new enhancements I couldn't even begin to explain them all here.

If you build a project in an IIS virtual directory, you can go into that directory's properties dialog window.  In there, you will see an ASP tab.  In that tabbed page, there is a dropdown box which lets you choose which version of the .NET Framework you'd like to handle that particular web application.

Beyond the 52 new controls that come with it out of the box, I like the simplified project structure.  All code gets compiled at runtime - no more .dll's.  The IDE is awesome.  There is intellisense everywhere and it does NO AUTOMATIC formatting. 

InstantForum has an issue when running under 2.0 (as you probably know).  The login button won't work.  I really hope Ryan can figure out the issue.  I'd like to convert mine ASAP.

Does your hosting company support 2.0 yet?

I've actually got a ticket for that Minneapolis launch event.  I don't know if I'm going to go yet.  I might be going with another web developer that I work with.  Are you flying all the way to Minnesota for that?  Wow!

L8R 

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Yes, my web hosting company offered 2.0 on the launch date... along with SQL 2005...

I'm gonna have to download the new Web Developer...

I'm thinking I'll just convert my project... and let it run as is... and slowly re-do it to the new stuff... Is that doable???

Dude... I only live 4 hours from Minneapolis... So, I'll just drive up there the day before...  I'm not positive I can make it yet, but I am registered

If you could shed a little more insight into having 1.1 and 2.0 running on my DEV system that would be great...  Since I have other 1.1 websites that I will NOT want to convert to 2.0..

Thanks bro...

Bare