Visual Web Developer 2008 Express Edition available for download

I’m glad to announce that Visual Web Developer 2008 Express Edition has officially shipped, and is now available for immediate download. Here is a quick summary of some of the great new capabilities in this release:

Tools to Design Web Pages

Use the new Split View pane which shows both the visual designer as well as the corresponding markup
Build CSS enabled pages with the new Manage Styles and CSS Properties windows to easily design, preview, and apply CSS styles to your Web page
Build JavaScript and AJAX-enabled applications more easily with improvements to JavaScript IntelliSense and debugging and built-in support for ASP.NET AJAX
Download the free AJAX Control Toolkit which includes over 30 AJAX controls including rounded corners, drop shadows, animation, ratings, slide shows, ratings, and more

Easily Build Data-Driven Web sites
- Build applications using LINQ (Language Integrated Query) which adds data querying capabilities for SQL Server, XML, and objects to Visual Basic and Visual C#
- Use new data controls like the List View control and the LINQ Data Source control to build dynamic Web pages
Easily Publish and Share
- Download Popfly Explorer to publish HTML, CSS, and JavaScript pages directly to your free Popfly site
- Use the built-in Copy Web Site tools to publish both ASP.NET pages and SQL Server databases to any hoster that supports FTP or FrontPage Server Extensions