Visual Studio 2010 RC, SharePoint 2010 RC, and Forefront for SharePoint 2010 RC!

Microsoft have released the Release Candidate versions of Visual Studio 2010, SharePoint 2010, and Forefront Protection for SharePoint 2010!

Looks like they are achieving much better synchronisation of their product timelines  - a common criticism of past product releases was that they seemed to be acting in isolation or even competition with one another. This implies to me that Microsoft have achieved better co-ordination between the various product teams and their managers!

Download links:

• Visual Studio 2010 RC   (and updated code samples)
• Forefront Protection for SharePoint 2010 RC