In other developer-related news at Microsoft, the company's Visual Studio for Devices and .Net CF (Compact Framework) teams are eyeing improvements in mobile application development, according to Microsoft executive S. "Soma" Somasegar's blog . Somasegar is corporate vice president of the company's Developer Division. Mobile improvements are anticipated in the planned Orcas release of the Visual Studio tools platform.
"The Visual Studio for Devices team will continue to invest not only in rapid application development, but also in addressing end-to-end life cycle management. The device emulator is another area where will continue to invest and enhance," Somasegar wrote. "Also, the team is also working on delivering an integrated development experience with SQL Mobile, Windows Mobile, and Windows CE SDKs," he said.
"The .Net CF team is already planning and doing some incubation work on taking some of our new API Frameworks down to device size," Somasegar wrote. "Another thing that is high on the list of things to get done is the addition of improved 3-D graphics, sound, and cooperative gameplay APIs, all geared towards the best gaming experience on devices" he added.
No timeframe for shipping Orcas has been set yet, according to a Microsoft representative.
Microsoft also plans to make its Windows Live and Office Live Internet-based services available as rich development platforms, Somasegar said. "Developers will be able to customize, enhance, and innovate on top of these services," he said. As part of its Internet services plan, the company anticipates improvements to Visual Studio in the area of building and consuming services.
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