Visual Studio 2010
One of my biggest disappointments when using VS 2010 was the much hyped about SharePoint IDE tools where missing in the beta release. After refreshing my computer to Windows 7, I managed to find an old hyperlink from late 2008 which demo'ed these tools in all their glory. Even though it's a couple of month out of date now, checkout the forthcoming benefits in VS2010 for SharePoint devs in this Channel 9 video:...
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