PDC 2005: IIS7 keynote
Posted by Brad Wardell on 15 September 2005 - 16:40 · 9 comments & 2705 views
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#1 Posted by johnston on 15 Sep 2005 - 16:47
- can we watch this anywere?
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#1.1 Posted by creamhackered on 15 Sep 2005 - 17:10
- Unfortunately not.
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#2 Posted by Dan C on 15 Sep 2005 - 17:13
- IIS7 sound really interesting
Looking forward to it.
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#3 Posted by StuRReaL on 15 Sep 2005 - 18:06
- hopefully its gonna come with a rewrite module and a way of configuring like the .htaccess files in apache otherwise IIS7 will be worthless
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#4 Posted by andy2004 on 16 Sep 2005 - 06:05
- http://channel9.msdn.com/Showpost.aspx?postid=109430
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#5 Posted by ev0| on 16 Sep 2005 - 16:39
- microsofts new technology really improves on where they were. takes em a long time, but they do get there. realy, vista is what xp should have been.
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#5.1 Posted by Manksgloob on 17 Sep 2005 - 00:58
- The PS2 is what the PS should have been. The Xbox360 is what the Xbox should have been. The color iPods are what the 4G ones should have been.
Lots of (newer and better) things are what their predecessors "should have been."
Don't get me wrong. I agree with what you said about the technology getting there and that it's taking a long time, but I don't see how you can say that something new is what something older should have been. It doesn't seem...fair.
EDIT: Sorry, didn't mean to sound like an ass.
According to Microsoft, IIS7 is designed to bring the best of many worlds -- the component nature of Apache, the flexibility of ASP.net, and far easier to configure.
The most exciting thing for developers, which should impact users, is the ability to easily replace modules so that administrators can customize the apparent behavior of the web server.
During his demo, Bill Staples demoed how easy it is to replace a module. His example was the infamous file list on a web server. If you've visited a site that just has a list of files, you've all seen that ugly text directory list of files. With IIS7, that module handler could be replaced. In his example, his URL pointed to a directory of .JPGs in it. The replacement module had the user experience changed to seeing a bunch of thumbnails.
One can imagine the kinds of applications module replacements could result in.
Windows Vista Starter Edition
- Only sold in emerging markets
- Very feature limited
- Only 3 simultaneous applications running
Windows Vista Home Basic Edition- Equivalent to XP Home
- Includes firewall, parental controls, Security Center, Movie Maker, Photo Library and more
- For first time buyer / budget conscious
Windows Vista Home Premium Edition- Everything from Vista Home Basic
- Adds DVD video authoring, HDTV support, DVD ripping support
- Similar to current XP Media Center edition but with added features
Windows Vista Professional Edition- Aimed at the business consumer
- Can join domain, has IIS web server
- Akin to XP Pro
Windows Vista Small Business Edition- Designed for small businesses without IT staff
- Backup and Shadow Copy support, Castle and server-join networking, and PC fax and scanning utility
- Pre-paid access to the Windows Live! Small Business or Microsoft Office Live! subscription services
Windows Vista Enterprise Edition- Optimized for the enterprise
- Ships with Virtual PC & the multi-language user interface (MUI)
- Aimed at business decision makers, IT managers and decision makers, and information workers/general business users.
Windows Vista Ultimate Edition