Windows 8 will use Metro UI, even it support xaml.But that is different from WPF.Will Metro UI kill WPF? Around 2008, WPF started to get the market. At that time, I had asked whether WPF will kill Winforms. But now, I am writing some Winform applications. Winform is still alive, that is too early to say whether Metro UI will kill WPF. Moreover, Metro UI sounds a Tablet UI rather than a Desktop UI. So, I still thinks WPF will worth while.

I got an email from Microsoft about new SQL Server version ,"Denali" CTP3, is released. I read their documents it got more support features in cloud. Moreover, its express version is more focus on localDB. This sounds like a in-process DB. That is very similar with sqlite. I have a look on that to how much improvements they have.

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Reference:
SQL Server Code Name "Denali" Cloud On Your Terms
SQL Express

Mono 2.4.2 is released. Please download at http://www.go-mono.com/mono-downloads/download.html

I found another free altenative of Resharper, TytanNet. It is not bad, that is very little weight option. It got refactoring function. I like it has some shortcut to insert special data, such as class and interface.

My Ubuntu VM is not ready for Mono 2.2. My Version 8.10 is only using Mono 1.9.1.I found the best way is to download VMwave from Mono website.
http://www.go-mono.com/mono-downloads/download.html

Everything is configed. Moreover, it got monodevelop 2.0. That saves me the time to compile it from the source.