What's new in .NET Framework 3.5 SP1?
SP1 advances the art of application development
The new ADO.NET Entity Framework feature in SP1 offers developers a model-based
paradigm and a rich, standards-based framework for creating data-oriented applications
shared across multiple applications and platforms. The separation of presentation,
data, and business logic used in concert with a single data model will enable developers
to spend less time writing plumbing code and more time refining business logic.
SP1 makes data-driven programming easier
SP1 offers developers support for ASP.NET Dynamic Data, which provides a rich scaffolding framework that enables rapid data-driven development. Since ASP.NET takes care of creating the presentation layer, a fully functional Website is output and ready for customization without the developer writing a single line of code. Further, with ADO.NET Data Services, Web developers can create RESTful Web 2.0-style applications that have better server scalability and improved caching support.
SP1 is the fastest and easiest way to deploy Windows applications
With the .NET Framework Client Profile, a small subset of the Framework that powers
client applications, developers can offer their end users a dramatically streamlined
and rapid application download experience. In addition, improvements in SP1 result
in dramatic reductions in cold start times, allowing developers to serve a broader
set of customers with varying hardware profiles.
Discover more new features in .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
News
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1: Now Available for Download
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 service pack 1 contains many new features building
incrementally upon .NET Framework 2.0 and 3.0. This update also includes cumulative
servicing updates for the .NET 2.0 and 3.0 subcomponents.
StockTrader sample application
This application is an end-to-end sample application for .NET Enterprise Application
Server technologies that illustrates many of the .NET enterprise development technologies
for building highly scalable, rich "enterprise-connected" applications.
Misys Healthcare Systems dramatically increases development speed using SP1
Using Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2008 SP1 and the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1,
Misys increased its development speed by 60 percent, enabling accelerated market
delivery of its Web-based, electronic medical record application.
