Complete coverage of all key .NET 4 and Visual Studio 2010languages and technologies.NET 4 is Microsoft's latest version of their core programmingplatform, and Visual Studio 2010 is the toolset that helps write.NET 4 applications. This comprehensive resource offers one-stopshopping for all you need to know to get productive with .NET 4.Experienced author and .NET guru Mitchel Sellers reviews all theimportant new features of .NET 4, including .NET charting andASP.NET charting, ASP.NET dynamic data and jQuery, and the additionof F# as a supported package language.The expansive coverage is divided into six distinctive parts foreasy navigation, and addresses: Visual Studio 2010, .NET 4,ASP.NET, the C# language, the VB.NET language, and the new F#language. A practical approach and complete examples round out thismuch-needed reference.* Focuses on the new and important features of the latest versionMicrosoft's core programming platform-.NET 4-as well as VisualStudio 2010, which allows you to write .NET 4 applications* Provides comprehensive coverage divided into six parts: VisualStudio 2010, .NET 4, ASP.NET, the C# language, the VB.NET language,and the new F# language* Discusses Visual Studio snippets and templates, .NET chartingcomponents, the .NET framework and WPF, LINQ, and the Entityframework* Explores various aspects of Visual Basic 2010, such asmulti-line lambdas, auto-implemented properties, nullable optionalparameters, and moreThis investigative look at .NET 4 and Visual Studio 2010 willhelp you identify and isolate key elements that can benefit youimmediately.

INTRODUCTION.PART I: VISUAL STUDIO.CHAPTER 1: HISTORY OF VISUAL STUDIO.CHAPTER 2: VISUAL STUDIO UI ENHANCEMENTS.CHAPTER 3: VISUAL STUDIO CODE SNIPPETS.CHAPTER 4: VISUAL STUDIO TEMPLATES.CHAPTER 5: GETTING THE MOST OUT OF THE IDE.CHAPTER 6: VISUAL STUDIO EXTENSIBILITY.PART II: .NET 4.CHAPTER 7: .NET FRAMEWORK VERSION HISTORY.CHAPTER 8: MODERN UI FRAMEWORKS (WPF AND SILVERLIGHT).CHAPTER 9: WINDOWS COMMUNICATION FOUNDATION (WCF).CHAPTER 10: ENHANCEMENTS TO THE .NET CORE FRAMEWORK.CHAPTER 11: ENHANCEMENTS TO THE .NET WORKFLOW FRAMEWORK.CHAPTER 12: ENHANCEMENTS TO THE .NET DATA FRAMEWORK.CHAPTER 13: ENHANCEMENTS TO THE .NET COMMUNICATION FRAMEWORK.CHAPTER 14: .NET CHARTING COMPONENTS.PART III: ASP.NET 4.0.CHAPTER 15: ASP.NET VERSION HISTORY.CHAPTER 16: ASP.NET CHARTING CONTROLS.CHAPTER 17: ASP.NET DYNAMIC DATA.CHAPTER 18: ASP.NET MODEL VIEW CONTROLLER (MVC).CHAPTER 19: ASP.NET AJAX IMPROVEMENTS.CHAPTER 20: ASP.NET AJAX CONTROL TOOLKIT AND JQUERY.PART IV: VB.NETCHAPTER 21: HISTORY OF VISUAL BASIC.CHAPTER 22: VISUAL BASIC 10.0 LANGUAGE IMPROVEMENTS.PART V: C#CHAPTER 23: HISTORY OF C#.CHAPTER 24: C# 4.0 LANGUAGE IMPROVEMENTS.PART VI: F#CHAPTER 25: VISUAL F# AND THE OTHER .NET LANGUAGES.INDEX.