Here is a short overview of what has been happening with .NET and what is soon to come:

- Windows Vista has shipped and comes with the .NET Framework 3.0 installed.

- .NET 3.0 = .NET 2.0 + WF + WCF + WPF

- WCF = Windows Communication Foundation

- WF = Workflow Foundation

- WPF = Windows Presentation Foundation

- .NET 3.0 does not contain changes to C# (or VB.NET) and is based on C# 2.0.

- The next version of Visual Studio, codename "Orcas" is targeted to be released in Q4 of this year.

- Visual Studio "Orcas" will come together with .NET Framework 3.5.

- The .NET Framework 3.5 will contain (amongst many things) C# 3.0.

- In the same timeframe as Orcas there will also be a release of Team Foundation Server and the whole Team System suite.