By Mike Cattle on 2006-06-22 12:52:23Z

The upcoming Windows Vista will be shipping with a technology called WinFX, which gives software developers (such as myself) a new set of interfaces to write applications against.  These interfaces will provide new functionality and simplify some common programming tasks.

It has now been announced that WinFX will be called the .Net Framework 3.0.  The .Net Framework 2.0 will still be at the heart of 3.0, however.

To summarize, .Net 2.0 + WinFX = .Net 3.0.  From what I've been able to gather, all .Net 2.0 applications will be able to run unchanged under .Net 3.0.

After Windows Vista ships with .Net 3.0, Microsoft will be releasing install packages that allow .Net 3.0 applications to run under Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.

Once .Net 3.0 is released for these platforms, Digital Oxygen will start developing new applications to target the new framework.

By Mike Cattle on 2006-06-14 06:16:19Z

After working for other people all my life, I've decided to give working for myself a try.

I've got my company incorporated, my first contract landed, my business cards on the way, and now I'm setting up the company website.

Please bear with me while the website is built over the next few days, and mind the sawdust.