Expression Web Add-ons and v3
Looks like some information is on what is in Expression Web v3 is beginning to appear.
If you use some of the few Expression Web add-ons you may not want to upgrade to Expression Web v3 when it comes out according to Steve Guttman as quoted in the Expression Web team blog:
This means that a lot of things that worked before won’t work under the new unified UI framework, this can affect quite a few things when the coding of the program itself has to be changed. As Steve states at the end of his comment not everything will be ported into Expression Web 3.0 for this version. It also certainly means that none of the current Expression Web addons will work in EW 3.0 either.
So to my mind, if you like the CURRENT features of Expression Web 2.0 you should upgrade NOW. Since the SuperPreview will also be available as a standalone FREE version, you won’t be missing out on that particular new feature. http://www.expression-web.net/expression-web-3-insights/
So the question becomes will you gain more than you lose with the move to a “unified UI framework”?
Other links regarding Expression Studio v3 you might be interested in:
If you use Team Foundation Server here is what you will need to do to have it work with Expression Studio v3 http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/KB967483 Does this mean that you will now be able to have versioning and check-in/check-out for those working in teams with Visual Studio users?
Silverlight tools and debugging in Expression Web http://team.silverlight.net/announcements/expression-web-3-tools-simplify-debugging-and-silverlight-video-encoding/
Wonder what else we will find out before the July 10, 2009 release date?