Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 (VS08) Service Pack 1 (SP1) took eight months to arrive. Considering the capabilities that have been added, eight months might not seem so long. In some ways, SP1 feels ...

Microsoft has today released the Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 Beta and the .NET Framework 3.5 Service pack 1 Beta, adding new features and improvements in responsiveness, stability, and ...

As I mentioned in An old Visual Studio problem rears its ugly head back in February, I've been looking forward to SP1 for Visual Studio 2008 and NET Framework 3.5. Why? These are supposed to fix most ...

Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack (SP) 1, which Microsoft released to manufacturing on August 11, isn't just a bunch of fixes and patches. Why not just call SP1 a new release, say Visual Studio 2009, I ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Vivek Yadav, an engineering manager from ...

Microsoft released to manufacturing its widely touted first service pack (SP) of Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5. In what promises to be the most significant release for .NET developers this ...

Another posted agreed: "Yep...had to remove all of the hot fixes before VS 2K8 SP1 would install, which was irritating as it started with about 5 uninstalls before I finally gave up and uninstalled ...

Microsoft warned developers on Thursday that if they're getting an error when installing the Visual Studio 2008 SP1 beta released Monday, they need to uninstall the ...