Satter Ramblings

.NET Framework 4 fwlinks and Media Links

.NET Framework 4 was released on 4/12. One thing developers noticed is that it looks like the x86 and ia64 installs are missing. Not true the links are there but buried in the instructions. Why?

.NET Framework 4 Beta 2 on WU

.NET Framework is considered part of the operating system. What will happen with .NET 4 once it is officially released and how can you help?

Deploying .NET Framework 4 Beta 2

Now that Beta 2 is out I can talk more freely about what is happening with the .NET Framework. The most visible changes are the installation size, speed, and error rate of the Framework. There are also a lot of great new features

Microsoft .NET 4 Client Profile

.NET 4 continues with the new concept of profiles. A profile is a subset of the Full Framework that can control what run time assemblies you can use. This can allow for a smaller install when redistributing .NET. For more information check Jossef Goldberg's blog - http://blogs.msdn.com/jgoldb/archive/2009/05/27/net-framework-4-client-profile-introduction.aspx

Also see my new blog on deployment which discusses the new .NET 4 Client Profile.

.NET Deployment Landscape

So since middle of June I have been working on the .NET CLR team. I am responsible for deployment of the .NET Framework. And boy is there some work to do. First things first though just how do you deploy applications written in .NET. It turns out that is a very complex topic.

One Click Download of .NET

One of the parts of my job will be helping define the message around deploying .NET Applications. One of the feedbacks that I heard loud and clear is finding the .NET Framework is challenging. So here you go a single quick url for downloading the .NET Framework - http://www.microsoft.com/net.