VS2008 and .NET 3.5 have RTM'd

[NathanE]

Just a heads up that Orcas has now RTM'd and is available for download from MSDN. The .NET 3.5 framework is also RTM'd and available for download as well.

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/default.aspx

 

[NathanE]

Downloading now, how crappy is this download manager, why can't they just use the FTM? :s
Does VS2008 come with .NET 3.5 in it or does it need to be installed seperataly?

It comes with it because VS2008 is tied to the 3.5 runtime It has new form designers for WPF and the like.

 

[NathanE]

Vista won't auto-update. You will have to distribute the 3.5 runtime with your applications - but that's no different to before.

It's a 2.5MB installer and most MSI installer software lets you set it up as an automated "prerequisite" so that it will download it only if the user doesn't have it.