Why oh why 3.0
May 13th, 2008Why did we even have 3.0? Why did I learn 3.0? I know!
As you all know 3.5 has been released for sometime along with a bunch of new stuff from Microsoft. I am pretty sure most of the developers out there have been awaiting this release for sometime and from the latest feedback buzz is what you can do in VS08 is da bomb. Hey look javascript intellisense, huh what, and the new framework has changed the way we can do things… Again.
One of the neatest things you can do in 3.5 is build a big ole office solution. Yes I said an office database application using VSTO. If your company is using office 07’ you can integrate your ‘business to internal’ applications’ within office: using outlook, excel, etc. What’s neat is you can also host the application, which would make it available for clients. So what does this mean, multiple user interfaces, more security and hey wait a sec maybe you could use all of those excel formulas. VSTO was available in office 2003 yet somewhat limited. Hey this sounds familiar like the 3.0 framework with a few exceptions. With one exception being is that 3.0 has become the core of some of the leading technologies out there. So I know the argument is eh, 3.0 so what, yet it had paved the way of some really good ideas and products.
