Also, Visual Web Developer 2008 will allow you target whichever framework version you prefer to work with (e.g. 2.0, 3.x), and validate your code accordingly.
I agree with jtyrrell. There's no compulsion to 'upgrade' to the latest framework (though programmers probably will, to take advantage of new features). So, when I download Visual Web Developer 2008, I'll be able to continue developing my current projects for .Net 2.0 - very useful where you prefer to stay with that version, or where your host hasn't upgraded to 3.x yet - though Rock appears to indicate this will happen soon at eUKHost.
Rather than curse MS, ASP.Net developers are praising MS for continuing to make life easier with new features. But, as in all programming languages, there has to be some pain - the effort required to learn changes and new features.
Flesso will have an advantage in going from Classic ASP to ASP.Net - he can jump straight to the most recent version, without having to learn versions 1.x or 2.0!
James
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