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Customize MSDN Flash | Unsubscribe Volume 14, Number 9 | April 26, 2010     Top Stories     Accelerate Your Development with Microsoft Enterprise Library 5.0 Microsoft patterns & practices announced availability of the next major release of Microsoft Enterprise Library. This collection of reusable software components is designed to assist software developers with common enterprise development challenges. Get it while it's hot!  Help Us to Better Tailor MSDN Flash to Your Needs Software development is an incredibly varied space. The MSDN Flash is just a small selection of the multiple sources available for a developer like you. We want to make sure that we are choosing news you are interested in, both in theme and coverage. If not, this is your chance to tell us what we need to change to improve! ASP.NET 4 and Visual Studio 2010 Released We are excited to announce that ASP.NET 4 and Visual Studio 2010 are now available. ASP.NET 4 and Visual Studio 2010 include lots of new features and improvements that enable you to easily build, deploy and manage great Web sites and applications. For more information or to download, please visit the ASP.NET 4 and Visual Studio 2010 spotlight page. Your Featured Content Try Visual Studio 2010 Today Visual Studio 2010 is here! Get multiple monitor support, new enhancements for SharePoint development, multi-targeting allowing developers to target multiple versions of .NET, and easier standards-based Web applications. View six breakout sessions from the launch event to get up to speed. C++0x Core Language Features In VC10: The Table When we announced that the Visual Studio 2010 Release Candidate was available, a reader asked us to provide a table summarizing which C++0x Core Language features are implemented in VC10. Here it is. Basic Functional Programming What we first need to understand is the key differences between imperative and functional programming.   Use Optional Parameters to Minimize Method Overloads Excerpt reprinted with permission from Addison-Wesley from the book Effective C# (copyright 2010) by Bill Wagner. What's New in Visual Basic 2010? In this video, Rob Windsor will demonstrate many of the new language features of Visual Basic 2010, including array and collection initializers, statement and multi-line lambdas, automatic properties, and much more. IronRuby 1.0 Released IronRuby 1.0 is the first stable version of IronRuby, targeting Ruby 1.8.6 compatibility.     MSDN Flash Sponsors Black Duck Software and ComponentOne: • Free Enterprise Code Search Application - Download Now • Free Trial of Silverlight 4 Controls from ComponentOne     ADVERTISEMENT Free Enterprise Code Search Application - Download Now Index and search internal source code repositories and billions of lines of public open source directly from your IDE with Black Duck Code Sight.     For MSDN Subscribers New Software Available for Download • Visual Studio 2010 • Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010     ADVERTISEMENT Free Trial of Silverlight 4 Controls from ComponentOne Get the fastest grid, full featured rich textbox, PDF export, interactive maps, and more. Access 140+ samples with full source code. Download today!     Training and Books Support Your Career Goals with Targeted Developer Training Find learning paths and guidance for some of the top developer career paths in the industry. Then get started with special discounts on e-learning, e-reference libraries, and classroom training. Get a Second Chance to Pass Your Visual Studio Certification Exam Register to receive a voucher for a complimentary retake of your Microsoft certification exam if you don't pass the first time. Offer good through June 30, 2010.     Resources • Partner News • Web Resources • ASP.NET Development • Silverlight Development • MSDN Evaluation Center • MSDN Magazine • TechNet Flash • TechNet Magazine   MSDN | Sign up for other newsletters | Unsubscribe | Update your profile ©2010 Microsoft Corporation Terms of Use | Trademarks | Privacy Statement Microsoft respects your privacy.  Please read our online Privacy Statement. If you would prefer to no longer receive this this newsletter, please click here to unsubscribe.  These settings will not affect any other newsletters you've requested or any mandatory service communications that are considered part of certain Microsoft services.  To set your contact preferences for other Microsoft communications, see the communications preferences section of the Microsoft Privacy Statement. Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052