“This Release Candidate is a pre-release version of the .NET Framework v2.0 (x86|x64) redistributable package. The Microsoft .NET Framework v2.0 Release Candidate installs the .NET Framework runtime and associated files required to run applications developed to target the .NET Framework v2.0.”
Whats with the size difference between x86 and x64 ?
32-bit vs. 64-bit
dude, the java components have same size (more or less) for x64 & x86:
x86: 15.67 MB
x64: 14.45 MB
so thats a pretty weak argument.
And why cant I install it alongside beta 2??? – I don’t want to risk breaking something *grumble*
These are redistributable packages for people using your code. It’s not meant to substitute the .NET 2.0 beta2 SDK packages. Having said that the question is how is the compatability between the beta2 SDK and these packages?
No issues here.
There are several changes in the base class libraries that broke my code when I upgraded from beta 2. Most of them result in compile time errors so fixing them is pretty easy. Gridview (and probably other new controls) have more significant (and less obvious) changes.
3rd party libraries are pretty hard to recompile
“It’s not meant to substitute the .NET 2.0 beta2 SDK packages.”
right, but why can’t I install both at the same time, on the same computer then?? – I thought that was one of the plans of .net, that it could contain many version on the same computer ?
I’m not sure that plan extends to beta versions and release candidates of .NET
When it’s final however, you will be able to have 1.0, 1.1 and 2.0 on the same computer if you want to, AFAIK.
IA64 RC redist was also released.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=2&SrcDisplayLa…
One of the biggest changes is that the runtime now explicitly supports nullable types which means that boxed nullables will maintain its “nullness” whereas in beta 2 it did not.
beta 2:
int? x = null;
object obj = x;
obj == null; // false (obj is a boxed Nullable<int>)
rc1:
int? x = null;
object obj = x;
obj == null; // true (obj is null)
Hey sorry the lame question, I am new to C#..
What that ? on “int?” means?
T? is a language construct that lets you easily define nullables.
It is an alias to Nullable <T> so int? is exactly the same thing as Nullable<int> which is the same thing as Nullable<Int32>
‘nuf said!