Microsoft sparks Volta test for multi-tier app dev
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Microsoft is now offering a very early release version of a new toolset it says will ease development of multi-tier applications.
The tool, code-named Volta, basically an extension to Visual Studio 2008, aims to streamline development of apps that run on many client devices including those that do not run Microsoft software, says Erik Meijer, architect of the Microsoft Live Labs project.
"This is focused on the idea of building distributed multi-tier development using only existing tools and techniques and patterns from .net. People can use C sharp, Visual Basic, other .Net languages to get the best experience without having to tailor their app for a particular target," says Alex Daley, senior product manager for Microsoft Live Labs told Redmond Developer News.