Microsoft courts .Net developers
InfoWorld | at | by Mike
Microsoft is extending to its enterprise customers a developer program previously only available to commercial software vendors, offering free resources and tools for building applications and systems based on the .Net platform. The company Wednesday launched a new program it calls the .Net Architecture Center, and has created an online community for developers building applications with Microsoft software. Online at the MSDN (Microsoft Developer Network) Web site, the online community has a collection of technology road maps, application blueprints and reference architectures that enterprise developers can use in the development process. He said the developer community is an important step for Microsoft to take in order to boost interest in its .Net infrastructure.