Microsoft is pitching a new development tool at non-professional developers
who want to make use of the features of .NET. The new tool, known as the Web
Matrix project, offers all of the basic single-user features that would be
expected and doesn't have some of the management features that are to be found
in Visual Studio .NET. The idea is to provide a simple and easy to use
development tool that will promote the use of .NET at all levels and also
engender the idea of a development community where individuals help each other
to come up with solutions. Web Matrix is available
free of charge as a relatively small 1.2 MB download.
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