C# 2.0 Spec released

[Xoc]

C# Spec [download.microsoft.com] (Warning: Word Doc)

C# 2.0 introduces several language extensions, the most important of which are Generics, Anonymous Methods, Iterators, and Partial Types.

These features will add additional power to the language without invalidating existing code.

Anticipated release date sometime early next year.

[aspdaddy]

Are generics and iterators the same as stl templates & iterators?

[korkus2000]

So will it be a service pack for visual studio or do you think it will be a new version?

[wardbekker]

C# 2.0 is of course a new version, and will be released at the same time with the new visual studio. Asp.net 2.0 will be a part of that release also.

So, al lot to look forward to :-)

[korkus2000]

>>new visual studio

2003 just came out. I really hope they are not going to try and force a full upgrade in less than a year. A service pack would be more wise to get people up and running with the new technology.

[wardbekker]

I've read that whidbey is expected late 2004. If the new version is stable enough then, i think it's a good thing.

Just in: Some new planned features:

[w3coder.com...]

[DW_Warlock]

Well, IMHO, re: C# 2.0, as usual, MS is promising the world to us, but will they deliver? The new features in C# 2.0 would be great to have, but I would rather see them fix the bugs and make the language more conformant to the specs (just my personal opinion...;) )

As for ASP.NET 2.0, again, a lot is promised. I have heard from a couple of MS engineers that 2.0 is actually a downgrade in some aspects. Where many, many, many developers have tried to tell MS that there needs to be a seperation between code and presentation, they still insist on allowing code to be placed in the presentation layer. (Reminds me of the addage of seperation of church and state... hmmm...)

Just my opinion...

Bill P.