Finally got Whidbey
Yes, I joined the happy family.
I've installed the Whidbey today (right after I removed the VS.NET 2002, to make more HD space for it. How symbolic...). The setup was flawless, if a bit long...
I tried to create a small site right after the installation, and got confused by the lack of normal web project. How can I start a web project with the good old web.config but without all the starter kit fuss? I guess it will take some time to find it out.
I looked into one of the PDC's hands on lab, the Data Controls one. Quite impressive, although I do hope no one is going to drop a data source right on the ASP page, with the connection string exposed with all its glory.
I'm especially curious about the new server control features - UI Adapter, web resource file (my 2nd favorite), script callback (my 1st favorite. Oh, I missed you, ya old naughty remote scripting), and more.
Yep, there's a lot to learn. Good to know MS has pushed the release date to 1st half of 2005. This way we'll have a lot of time to dig into it. :)