Microsoft fills out 'Atlas' web development framework
InformationWeek | at | by Mike
Microsoft recently released a new community technology preview (CTP) version of its Atlas framework, adding a long-awaited feature supporting dynamic application-controls rendering as well as several bug fixes.
The June Atlas CTP continues fleshing out Microsoft's evolving framework for building rich Web applications. Atlas, Microsoft's .NET-based answer to AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML), is intended for release in Microsoft's next Visual Studio update, code-named "Orcas," but Microsoft is developing it publicly and with frequent preview releases to encourage earlier adoption. Microsoft issued a Go-Live license for Atlas in March, allowing developers to openly release production applications built around Atlas.