Welcome to the first edition of the weekly web nuggets! On a regular basis I’ll be posting the neat .Net-related content I find from around the web. Enjoy!

General

• Breaking changes in the .Net ThreadPool: Michael Kennedy outlines a breaking change that’s applied with SP1 for .Net 2.0, which is required in order to install .Net 3.5. The gist of the issue is that once applied, ThreadPool.SetMinThreads does not work anymore!
• Garbage Collection – A Post-It Analogy: Even to the most experienced developers, garbage collection remains one of the elusive skils; more akin to black magic than programming. Tess Ferrandez helps bring a little clarity by relating garbage collection to commonly used office supplies.
• Windows Server 2008 Launches: This week Microsoft officially launched its 2008 version of Windows Server, Sql Server, and Visual Studio! Microsoft has spared no expense, even starting a tech-themed comic series.

ASP.Net

• ASP.Net Runtime Cheat Sheet: Gustavo Duarte has put together a handy cheat sheet for the common properties found in the ASP.Net runtime – HttpRequest, HttpRuntime, AppDomain, etc.

Silverlight

• First look at Silverlight 2: Scott Guthrie talks about the upcoming v2 of Silverlight. Included are links to an 8 part tutorial of the new technology. Hopefully Microsoft can deliver big with Silverlight – Adobe just announced the release of Air, which offers a significant competitor.