Visual Studio 11 Beta is out!

At last!  We can start talking about some of the cool new stuff in Visual Studio 11.  As many of you know, I have been busily working on Guidance that also has finally shipped!  Anywhere, where are some useful links to directly download both Windows 8 and Visual Studio 11!

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudio/
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/02/29/welcome-to-windows-8-the-consumer-preview.aspx

Something else of note, with TFS11, there is a new version called TFS 11 Express, which is free for up to 5 users!  The users have to be “named” users, but it does provide a way to play with the product, without purchasing in.

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Below is a list of all of the newly published Guidance, for your reference.  Many are still applicable to 2010 and 2008.

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudioalm/archive/2012/02/29/welcome-to-visual-studio-11-alm-rangers-readiness-beta-wave.aspx

The link above provides a link to the ALM Rangers page that has the release information.

I can be found listed as a contributor in several materials from these groups:

Visual Studio Architecture Tooling Guide
Visual Studio Lab Management Guide
Team Foundation Server Process Template Customization Guide
Team Foundation Server Upgrade Guide (reviewer)