Microsoft preps parallel developer tool

eWeek | at | by Mike

Microsoft is releasing an early preview of new technology designed to help developers address the issue of programming for parallel environments.

Microsoft on Nov. 29 released an early preview of the Parallel Extensions to the .Net Framework, known as ParallelFX, according to S. "Soma" Somasegar, corporate vice president of Microsoft's Developer Division. The technology will be available for download on the Microsoft Developer Network. The release contains new APIs to make programming on the .Net Framework simpler, as well as supporting documentation and samples.