To appreciate , one must understand the environment of its release. Windows Vista was the current OS (with Windows 7 on the horizon), Silverlight was Microsoft’s answer to Flash, and the first generation of smartphones was beginning to demand mobile applications.
: A tool that allowed developers to visually design and manipulate classes. Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Professional
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As the sun set, Elias hit F5 . The debugger snapped into action, the symbols loaded with a satisfying speed, and his application sprang to life. It was cleaner, faster, and more robust than anything he’d built before. To appreciate , one must understand the environment