OpenXML SDK RTM release and a new release of ExtremeML

The long-awaited RTM release of the Microsoft OpenXML SDK has finally arrived and is available for download here. To mark the occasion, the OpenXML Developer website has published a variety of new articles, including this excellent primer, which charts the history of the SDK and includes links to a range of useful developer resources.

SDK Program Manager Zeyad Rajabi has also released a video podcast, in which he talks about the rationale behind the SDK and explains some of the key ways in which it eases and streamlines OpenXML application dvelopment.

Not wishing to miss the party, ExtremeML has also undergone some recent updates (mostly to accommodate breaking changes in the SDK), and the full set of updated runtime libraries, source code and documentation are available for download from CodePlex.

After six months of user feedback (during which a number of bugs were fixed and a few suggestions were translated into new features) this seems like an appropriate moment for ExtremeML to evolve from being just a “preview”. Therefore, this release of ExtremeML is designated Beta 1. Your continued feedback is always welcome.