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Web & WCF Development
Visual Studio 2008 includes enhancements and new
features for improved Web development and
Windows Communication Foundation development
Empty Web Site project template for creating an
empty Web site
Generate Local Resources creates a local resource
files (.resx) for all localizable properties in an ASP.NET
Web page and its controls
Manage Styles window enables you to move styles
from an inline style sheet to an external style sheet,
or vice versa
Markup Validation works like a spell checker to
examine the markup and adds wavy red lines under
the elements or attributes that are not valid based on
schemas for commonly used browsers and standards
Table Designer provides a table editor that allows
you to edit HTML tables visually
WCF Service project template for creating WCF
services
WCF Service Host automatically starts to host WCF
services locally for debugging without writing extra
code or committing to a specific host during
development
WCF Service Library project template for creating a
WCF service class library DLL
WCF Test Client enables you to input test
parameters, submit that input to a WCF service, and
view the response that the service sends back
Web Content Accessibility Checker provides an
accessibility validation tool to check HTML markup
for conformance to accessibility guidelines
Windows Development
Visual Studio 2008 offers several ways to develop
Windows-based applications that run locally on
Windows computers
Activity Designer enables you to create your own
custom workflow activities
ATL Project project template for creating a project
that uses the Active Template Library
Class Library project template for creating a class
library DLL
Console Application project template for creating a
command-line application
Custom Wizard project template for creating a
custom application wizard