In context: The .NET Framework technology has been part of the Windows platform since the NT 4.0/XP era, providing developers with an integrated environment (class library, language interoperability, ...

Forward-looking: Earlier editions of the .NET Framework were designed to provide a development platform for Windows-exclusive applications. Today, the technology supports all major computer and mobile ...

Microsoft announced the 2.0 release of the Java Language Conversion Assistant (JLCA), a tool designed to provide Java developers with a smooth transition to Web services and Web- and Windows-based ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Vivek Yadav, an engineering manager from ...

In the move from the ageing, Windows-only .NET Framework to the new open source, cross-platform .NET Core framework, some technologies weren't invited along for the ride, but open source projects may ...

But times have changed. Today, Shiah's career path finds him at the helm of his own software firm, Ascentn, a business-process management (BPM) vendor in Mountain View, Calif. Despite an abiding love ...

Microsoft's Scott Hunter was on hand at the Visual Studio Live! conference in Austin on Wednesday to detail the latest updates for .NET and Visual Studio. While Hunter touched upon the goodies coming ...