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There's been some confusion about the size of the .NET Framework. The .NET Framework is not really a 200+ meg download.  Which installer do I use? Here's the whole thing in a nutshell for Developers, ISVs, and Administrators. Offline Installer - One single file that can be run offline and can install the .NET Framework any system ...

The Beta of .NET 3.5 and VS2008 SP1 is out. I'm sure everyone is blogging the heck out of it, so I'll try to add my own specific kind of value. There's fixes, many improvements (some subtle, some dramatic), and some new technology. Should You Fear This (Beta) Release? Maybe a little bit. Don't be afraid of the new assemblies or the bug fixes, I ...

My ninety-third podcast is up. Actually it was up two weeks ago, but I was on leave, so I'm catching up. In this episode, I talk to Jonathan 'Peli' de Halleux and Nikolai Tillmann from Microsoft Research about Pex, a Dynamic Analysis and Test Generator for .NET. Subscribe: ...

Kzu and friends have a new pet project called Moq, which may be the coolest derivative open source project name ever. But, before I get into that... There's lots of interesting Mock Object Frameworks out there. The ones that you'll always hear about (because they are awesome) are Rhino.Mocks and TypeMock ...

Since I've been working at Microsoft, I've had a chance to make some new friends. Perhaps you know them? Come to a VS2008 InstallFest - ask your local MSFT Wonk where yours is - and get a free copy of VS2008Pro. If you've got Beta 2 installed, remove it first. From TimH: ...