NET Framework you select. Figure 2-4 shows the templates listed when the .NET Framework 2.0
is selected.
Figure 2-4
As a help, the New Project dialog shows the project description and .NET Framework version directly
above the project name box and the list of Project types and Templates. For example, Figure 2-4 lists
templates for the .NET Framework 2.0 and lets you know that the Windows Forms Control Library
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for the .NET Framework 2.0 is selected. Compare that to Figure 2-2, which shows the Windows Forms
Application project template selected for the .NET Framework 3.5. Very helpful.
This chapter won??™t discuss installing Visual Studio, but if you would like to download it and go through
the installation yourself, the latest Community Technology Preview (CTP) build can be found at the
following location:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/aa700831.aspx
Now let??™s take a look at the new language specific features found in Visual Studio 2008.
Language-Specific LINQ Features
As stated previously, Visual Studio 2008 supports the Language Integrated Query, which is the
capability for C# and Visual Basic .
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