Well, the page says it was published on the 16th... Regardless, VS08 Pro is on MSDN!!!

Looks like the runtime is here[^]. Interestingly enough it looks like it's been up since Friday... No SDK yet that I can see, although there are a few other interesting bits which have appeared in the last couple of days: Whitepapers[^] Posters[^] VS08 Overview[^] VS08 & .Net 3.5 Training Kit[^] Unfortunately, my measly Professional subscription is still not showing any downloads, so this is all I have to play with for now! :(

Not actually showing up for me, but plently of others saying they're downloading..

string s = "this is a test"; s.StringToUpper(); Nothing against extension methods, but I don't actually agree that this example is a good one. If extension methods are just a cosy way of making static helpers look like instance methods on the class in question, one thing they should surely never do is change the semantics of working with that class? Your code sample makes it look like string is not immutable. I suppose the readability is arguable, but it is certainly confusing to people unfamiliar with the class being extended and could lead to bugs being introduced elsewhere, especially on classes less well known or in third party libraries. The following, for example, wouldn’t behave as expected. string s = "this is a test"; s.StringToUpper(); s.Trim();

I've been a CP member for a while but this is my first post, I read the lounge only because I get the newsletters, but this made me feel physically sick. I just wanted to express my utmost respect and sympathy for you, and I have to offer; if there is absolutely anything I can do then please let me know. You must truly be an amazing man, I can only being to imagine the strain these past few years must have been for you psychologically. You did the right thing telling the world about this, don't doubt that, just remember that the people who object are always the most vocal. I'm trying to fight exactly that with this post. I'm one of the four million, not one of the few who actively participate in the discussions here, and my first inclination was to make a donation and stay silent. There is more support for you than you know, they're just leaving it to the obviously very capable senior members to form your public defence. There is going to be a good ending to this, you're slap in the middle of a bunch of very clever people who care and you have a real cause. You've done the hard part, don't stick your head in the sand now, although I doubt a man of your character would. PS. You have a beautiful daughter and you owe me some pixels!