jQuery and Microsoft: The Q&A "Users will be provided a version of jQuery that they can incorporate in their existing or new ASP.NET projects. Users will get the full power of jQuery, combined with rich IntelliSense when creating ASP.NET applications in VisualStudio as well as official Microsoft product support for jQuery when used from an ASP.NET application. jQuery support will also be included in the ASP.NET MVC Beta. Microsoft is currently working on shipping jQuery as a part of the Visual Studio product." Also of note here: Microsoft using open source in its dev-land, not a first, no doubt, but still…
Taking Stock: Analysis of the Top 5 Technology Blogs "To begin, I’m defining 'top tech blogs' as TechCrunch, ReadWriteWeb, VenturBeat, Mashable, and GigaOm. You could arguably put Ars Technica and CNET into that mix, but neither remain independent — CNET having been acquired by CBS, and Ars by Conde Nast."
Microsoft to push life-cycle collaboration in newest Visual Studio "Previous versions of the Visual Studio Team System has featured role-based products for testers, architects, developers, and database developers. With the 2010 edition, Microsoft is recognizing a blurring of roles between developer and database developer and thus is eliminating the database-specific product."