The Directions On Microsoft Developer Platform Roadmap summarizes current and planned versions of Microsoft's most important developer technologies and products. The Roadmap provides a single reference for Microsoft customers and partners who need to answer basic planning questions, such as:
What technologies does Microsoft provide for building the user interface of an application?
When does support for Visual Studio 2003 end?
What are my options for building an Office-based client application?
All of the information in this report is our interpretation of the
most credible public sources. Microsoft does not endorse this report,
and its product plans are subject to change at any time.
Sections in the Microsoft Developer Platform Roadmap:
Introduction
And overview the tools and techologies covered in the Developer Platform Roadmap,
the types of information contained about each product, and how the
report is organized; also provides an overview of Microsoft's product
support life-cycle phases
Presentation
Covers technologies for creating an application's user interface.
Data Access
Covers technologies for accessing, retrieving, and updating data.
Workflow and Web Services
Covers technologies for creating Web services and for automating business processes.
Data Access
Covers technologies for accessing, retrieving, and updating data.
Tools and Languages
Covers Microsoft's development environments and programming languages.
Resources
Chapter lists Directions on Microsoft articles and reports about
products mentioned in the Microsoft developer platform roadmap, as well as relevant
Microsoft Web sites
Sidebars, Illustrations & Charts:
Sidebar: Dublin' Manages Workflows and Web Services
Illustration: Development and Design Tools Overview
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