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Lots to catch up on.

ASP.NET 3.5/AJAX/MVC

• It's out! ScottGu details the ASP.NET 3.5 Extensions CTP, This release brings additional runtime functionality to ASP.NET and .NET 3.5.  You can download it here (if you are using the MVC features also click here to download the MVC Toolkit extras).
• ScottGu also has a great series on the ASP.NET MVC Framework, which is up to Part 4. Check out the post for earlier links.
• Also ScottGu::December 8th Links: ASP.NET, ASP.NET AJAX, ASP.NET MVC, .NET, VS 2008
• We may was well make it the ScottGu show today (he deserves it) - .NET Web Product Roadmap (ASP.NET, Silverlight, IIS7)
• Some great links from Brad Abrams -
The Wait is Over: ASP.NET 3.5 Extensions Preview Posted

ADO.NET/Entity Framework

• ADO.NET Entity Framework Beta 3 Released!
• Entity Designer CTP2
• Entity Framework Beta 3 - Breaking Changes

Resharper/Code Rush/Refactor! Pro

• Mark Miller gets it right, "With the recent release of Visual Studio 2008, some developers have noticed that at least one third-party tool has fallen woefully behind in delivering support for new language features in C# 3.0 and VB 9.0 Perhaps overly-complicated list of tips to assist customers in making a smooth transition to VS 2008:

  Tip #1. Install CodeRush and Refactor! Pro

  And that concludes my extensive list of tips for becoming immediately productive in VS 2008.

SOA/BPM

• Fitting SOA+BPM into the software lifecycle
• Get BPM into IT project funding
• "Jeff misses information modeling for SOA in his post on Next Phase of SOA. I absolutely agree. Indeed, while we are talking about ESBs, BPELs, WS-*, REST, etc. - the lack of systematic approach to how we model SOA can result in mess and chaos (this time in angle brackets)." - Radovan
• Podcast by D. Linthicum on the topic of IT Failures and the need for SOA
• ISC Capabilities: The Service Registry

CLR/Concurrency

• Parallel Extensions CTP is available!

Software Architecture/Patterns

• patterns & practices Performance Testing Guidance for Web Applications book is now available on Amazon. Buy the Book on Amazon Download the PDF Browse the HTML 
• The Importance Of Perspectives
• Principles of Service Delivery: Internet Scale Computing
• Model View Presenter Bundle just shipped

Other link blogs

Mike - The Daily Grind 1292

Jason - Interesting Finds: December 9, 2007

Chris - Link Listing - December 9, 2007
Matt - 1 Links Today (2007-12-09)
Scott Reynolds - Links from the Sharpside [12-09-07]
Christopher Steen - Link Listing - December 8, 2007