消息来源:
http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2007/07/26/vs-2008-and-net-3-5-beta-2-released.aspx
下载地址
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/results.aspx?DisplayLang=en&nr=20&freetext=visual+studio+2008&sortCriteria=date

特点:

- VS 2008 Multi-Targeting Support
- VS 2008 Web Designer and CSS Support
- ASP.NET AJAX and JavaScript Support
- Language Improvements and LINQ
- Data Access Improvements with LINQ to SQL
 Lots of other improvements

beta2是已经比较稳定的版本了.我们可用linq做开发了

另外:silverlight rc也在这2天内发布(因为beta1是8月1号过期)