VS .NET makes compelling gains
eWeek | at | by Mike
The most powerful synergy in Microsoft's technology portfolio is between its powerful platform services and its reasonably priced, highly capable tools. Wooing developers with seductive ease of use, Microsoft's tools then pave a path of least resistance toward the adoption of each new wave of Windows features. Visual Studio .Net 2003, slated for release the same week as Microsoft Server 2003, walks hand-in-hand with that platform to help buyers discover its benefits for distributed service deployment.