Aiming to keep all-important software developers eager to work on its platform and to stay ahead of Java-based rivals, Microsoft is laying the foundation for what it sees becoming “software factories” where specific applications can be quickly customized from a base of existing code. The software giant unveiled some early stage previews of what it acknowledges is a longer-range vision of click-and-drag software development in the .NET environment.
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Microsoft Previews Vision of ‘Software Factories’
Posted by: Keith Regan October 27, 2004 11:19 AMAiming to keep all-important software developers eager to work on its platform and to stay ahead of Java-based rivals, Microsoft is laying the foundation for what it sees becoming “software factories” where specific applications can be quickly customized from a base of existing code. The software giant unveiled some early stage previews of what it acknowledges is a longer-range vision of click-and-drag software development in the .NET environment.