As noted this morning in this post on Soma’s blog, the final release of Visual Studio 2008 and the .NET Framework 3.5 (previously codenamed Orcas) are now available for download. You can download various editions of Visual Studio 2008 and the .NET Framework 3.5 at the following locations:
- .NET Framework 3.5 web download bootstrapper – http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=333325FD-AE52-4E35-B531-508D977D32A6
- .NET Framework 3.5 full install package (x86 and x64) – http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/0/f/60fc5854-3cb8-4892-b6db-bd4f42510f28/dotnetfx35.exe
- Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition - http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7729280
- Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition – http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7729279
- Visual C# 2008 Express Edition - http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7729278
- Visual Web Developer 2008 Express Edition – http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7729281
- 90 day trial editions of other editions of Visual Studio 2008 - http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/products/aa700831.aspx
Here are links to some additional information about Visual Studio 2008 and the .NET Framework 3.5:
- MSDN topic with more information about the Visual Studio 2008 product family – http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/products/default.aspx
- Channel9 video where Soma discusses the final release of Visual Studio 2008 – http://channel9.msdn.com/showpost.aspx?postid=357748
