Declarative multi-tier web applications with Volta tech preview

I wanted to let you know that the Microsoft Live Labs is announcing a new technology preview today 12/5 at 11 am PST.  Volta, an experimental developer toolset, enables developers to build multi-tier web applications by applying familiar techniques and patterns from developing .NET applications.  Volta’s declarative tier-splitting enables developers to postpone architectural decisions about distribution until the last possible responsible moment.  Also, thanks to a shared programming model across multiple-tiers, Volta enables new end-to-end profiling and testing for higher levels of application performance, robustness, and reliability.  Using the declarative tier-splitting, developers can refine architectural decisions based on this profiling data. This saves time and costs associated with manual refactoring.  In effect, Volta extends the .NET platform to further enable the development of software+services applications, using existing and familiar tools and techniques. 

Volta, like other technology previews from Microsoft Live Labs, is an example of the rapid innovation of web-centric technologies happening at Microsoft.  The purpose of technology experiments, such as Volta, is to test new technology and product concepts with customers and partners to gather early feedback and to continually develop and influence the direction of Live Labs projects.

To preview and test Volta visit https://labs.live.com/volta/.  A Microsoft PressPass feature Q&A with Erik Meijer, principal architect of Volta, is available on Microsoft’s PressPass site at: https://www.microsoft.com/presspass/default.mspx which provides more information about Volta and its development.

Much more information about the tools is available in the FAQ section of the website, as well as in the developer guidance.

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