Rich Ersek's Blog

For those of you who keep track of such things, we just passed a milestone with www.microsoft.com . They're now running the entire site live on ASP.NET 2.0 (Whidbey). As I posted earlier, the Download Center has been running ASP.NET 2.0 since June. Since Read More...

On Monday, we went live with versions of the Atlas VSIs for RC/RTM, so now you can build an Atlas project whether you're running Whidbey Beta 2 or the RTM release (currently build 50727.42). You'll find the links on http://atlas.asp.net , and from the Read More...

A quick update on a version of the Atlas VSIs that work with Whidbey RTM/RC. As noted in the 'Get Atlas' section, the downloads currently only work with Beta 2 builds. While it's possible to get them to install on RC with a minor tweak, there's a good Read More...

One of my roles in the Web Platform & Tools team is managing our ASP.NET websites, including www.asp.net , beta.asp.net (running ASP.NET 2.0 since April!) and the ASP.NET Forums. We’re about 15 minutes away from going live with our new Atlas.asp.net Read More...

We depend heavily on 'dogfood', i.e., self-testing to make sure that ASP.NET 2.0 is ready to ship to our customers. Starting before Beta 2, I've been working with several large internal customers committed to deploying and testing ASP.NET 2.0 for us. Read More...