"Cor Ligthert[MVP]" <notmyfirstn***@planet.nl> wrote in message
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> Hi Arthur,
>
> http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2007/11/19/visual-studio-2008-and-net-3-5-released.aspx
>
> I got this just some minutes ago from Ken, I did not read it yet, but
> seems to be pretty well.
>
> Cor
>

"Harry" <harryNoSpam@ffapaysmart.com.au> wrote in message
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> "Arthur Dent" <hitchhikersguideto-n***@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:7C99435C-5970-4DD3-861D-E4018E959B3C@microsoft.com...
>> Does anyone know where i can find a decently thorough list of the
>> language changes in VB2008, such as the new If() function?
>>
>> All i can seem to find through search engines, most of the articles all
>> talk about LINQ, with only cursory mention - at best - of any other new
>> features.
>>
>> Thanks in advance, ...
>> Arthur Dent.
> I am not able to find any reference to an If() function in VS2008. Did you
> mean Iif() function?
>
> The most compeling thing about VS2008 is that it is a major bug fix for
> VS2005. I am not experiencing all the hangs I used to get in the previous
> version (when working on a large solution). Further to this 2008 loads
> much faster, projects load much faster and the IDE is much more stable.
> Help also loads much faster.
>
> If you like VS2005 you will love VS2008
>

On Nov 27, 4:32 pm, "Arthur Dent" <hitchhikersguideto-n***@yahoo.com>
wrote:
> Yes, i've been using the Express version until the product actually ships...
> for us non-MSDN people.  ;)
>
> If() is a new function in 2008... it has two overloads,
>
>     If(booleanCondition, resultIfTrue, resultIfFalse)    > this works
> basically like Iif() but with lazy evaluation (FINALLY!!)
>
>     If(object, defaultValue) > this returns the value of object if possible,
> otherwise it returns defaultValue. Sort of a VB implementation of Sql
> Server's IsNull function or ORACLE's NVL.
>
> Then things like the shortcut for creating a nullable value...
> Dim var As Nullable(Integer)     can now be    Dim var As Integer?
>
> Those are the little things i'm looking to find out about... some sort of
> thorough listing of those kinds of changes.
> CheerZ!  :)
>
> "Harry" <harryNoS***@ffapaysmart.com.au> wrote in message
>
> news:uJH20fTMIHA.5172@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>
>
>
> > "Arthur Dent" <hitchhikersguideto-n***@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> >news:7C99435C-5970-4DD3-861D-E4018E959B3C@microsoft.com...
> >> Does anyone know where i can find a decently thorough list of the
> >> language changes in VB2008, such as the new If() function?
>
> >> All i can seem to find through search engines, most of the articles all
> >> talk about LINQ, with only cursory mention - at best - of any other new
> >> features.
>
> >> Thanks in advance, ...
> >> Arthur Dent.
> > I am not able to find any reference to an If() function in VS2008. Did you
> > mean Iif() function?
>
> > The most compeling thing about VS2008 is that it is a major bug fix for
> > VS2005. I am not experiencing all the hangs I used to get in the previous
> > version (when working on a large solution). Further to this 2008 loads
> > much faster, projects load much faster and the IDE is much more stable.
> > Help also loads much faster.
>
> > If you like VS2005 you will love VS2008- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

"Mark Lincoln" <mlinc***@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> Here's a link to a developer blog regarding the new If and other
> things...
>
> http://blogs.msdn.com/vbteam/archive/2007/11/20/hidden-gems-in-visual-basic-2008-amanda-silver.aspx
>
> On Nov 27, 4:32 pm, "Arthur Dent" <hitchhikersguideto-n***@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>> Yes, i've been using the Express version until the product actually
>> ships...
>> for us non-MSDN people.  ;)
>>
>> If() is a new function in 2008... it has two overloads,
>>
>>     If(booleanCondition, resultIfTrue, resultIfFalse)    > this works
>> basically like Iif() but with lazy evaluation (FINALLY!!)
>>
>>     If(object, defaultValue) > this returns the value of object if
>> possible,
>> otherwise it returns defaultValue. Sort of a VB implementation of Sql
>> Server's IsNull function or ORACLE's NVL.
>>
>> Then things like the shortcut for creating a nullable value...
>> Dim var As Nullable(Integer)     can now be    Dim var As Integer?
>>
>> Those are the little things i'm looking to find out about... some sort of
>> thorough listing of those kinds of changes.
>> CheerZ!  :)
>>
>> "Harry" <harryNoS***@ffapaysmart.com.au> wrote in message
>>
>> news:uJH20fTMIHA.5172@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>
>>
>>
>> > "Arthur Dent" <hitchhikersguideto-n***@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> >news:7C99435C-5970-4DD3-861D-E4018E959B3C@microsoft.com...
>> >> Does anyone know where i can find a decently thorough list of the
>> >> language changes in VB2008, such as the new If() function?
>>
>> >> All i can seem to find through search engines, most of the articles
>> >> all
>> >> talk about LINQ, with only cursory mention - at best - of any other
>> >> new
>> >> features.
>>
>> >> Thanks in advance, ...
>> >> Arthur Dent.
>> > I am not able to find any reference to an If() function in VS2008. Did
>> > you
>> > mean Iif() function?
>>
>> > The most compeling thing about VS2008 is that it is a major bug fix for
>> > VS2005. I am not experiencing all the hangs I used to get in the
>> > previous
>> > version (when working on a large solution). Further to this 2008 loads
>> > much faster, projects load much faster and the IDE is much more stable.
>> > Help also loads much faster.
>>
>> > If you like VS2005 you will love VS2008- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>