Microsoft gives first glimpse of Atlas
InternetNews | at | by Mike
Microsoft's new Web application development tool, code named Atlas, is out in the open in the form of a developer preview and Web site.
Atlas is the company's answer to developing Web applications using the Asynchronous JavaScript and XML style of programming.
Not for faint-hearted programmers, AJAX requires a firm grasp of server-side as well as client-side programming experience. Microsoft aims to ease most of the heavy manual code-lifting with its Atlas tool tied to the Visual Studio suite.
The development team behind Atlas also demonstrated the new application at Microsoft's Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles, where it is one of many first looks at upcoming technology from the software giant.