In the past 12 months, Microsoft has released major versions of Visual Studio (Team System), SQL Server, Windows, SharePoint, and Office. Any one of these products alone would provide enough new features and development possibilities to keep me writing into next year (both code and articles!). Clearly it is a monumental year in Redmond and they aren't finished, as the release of Windows Server 2008 looms later this year. Windows Server 2008 promises to be a boon to developers because it provides a more powerful, and yet simpler, foundation for building applications than previous Windows Server versions. Microsoft has positioned the benefits..
