Looks like after PDC just about everything about VB and VS 7 will be known

[Keith Franklin, MCSD]

I guess MS PDC attendees (And I am one) will be getting a Pre-Alpha version
of Visual Studio 7 at the MS PDC July 11-14....

From MSDN.MICROSOFT.COM
"Get training on the tools and system services introduced at Forum 2000, and
walk away with early releases of tools during the Microsoft Professional
Developers Conference 2000 in Orlando on July 11-14. "

From www.eweek.com
"Maritz demonstrated a precursor to the first Visual Studio 7 alpha release,
which Microsoft plans to provide to attendees of its Professional Developers
Conference in mid-July. Visual Studio 7, which is now called Visual
Studio.Net, is slated to ship commercially in 2001.

Maritz highlighted the "drag and drop" development metaphor that Microsoft
is moving to with its next tool suite release. He showed the Visual Studio 7
toolbox that includes a variety of forms-based tools and Web services
components, such as a Passport authentication, billing, credit authorization
and calendaring."



So unless they pull some pieces out of the build for PDC we will know just
about everything (unless something drastic happens) in just a couple of
weeks...



Later


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Keith Franklin, MCSD
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Empowered Software Solutions, Inc.
Microsoft Certified Solution Provider
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[Phil Weber]

> I guess MS PDC attendees will be getting a pre-alpha
> version of Visual Studio 7 at the MS PDC July 11-14...

Keith: I've heard it's post-alpha, pre-beta. There will also be a full-day
VS7 preview at VBITS Orlando. I don't know for sure, but I wouldn't be
surprised if VBITS attendees (and, eventually, MSDN Universal subscribers)
also receive a pre-release copy.
---
Phil Weber
DevX.com, Inc.