Microsoft rolls out early preview of "Project Roslyn" compiler for VB and C#

Microsoft on Wednesday released the community technology preview of Project Roslyn, a new type of compiler (considered a "Compiler-as-a-Service") that was first debuted at BUILD earlier this year.

Based on the Mono Project, Roslyn is designed to be a more open compiler (and not just "a black box," as Microsoft says) that lets developers access and utilize the data that it is generating on the Visual Basic and C# code it is compiling.

Right now, Roslyn isn't a standalone product, this CTP is an extension for Visual Studio 2010 SP1 that provides a look at the new language object models for code generation, analysis, and refactoring, as well as the upcoming support for scripting and interactive use of C# and Visual Basic.

Download "Roslyn" for Visual Studio 2010 SP1 in Fileforum now!

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