J#.Net will be out (again) later this week for those that missed it
Cheers NTCompatible for this one. Microsoft plans to make available this week a test version of a new tool intended to attract Java developers to the company"s .Net Web services plan.
The tool, Visual J#.Net, won"t allow programmers to build standalone Java applications. Instead, it will let programmers use the Java language to write code that works only with Microsoft"s forthcoming .Net plan, said Tony Goodhew, a product manager at Microsoft.
In January, Microsoft announced its intention to build the tool, along with other tools to let programmers migrate older Java applications to .Net, the company"s wide-ranging plan for moving business computing onto the Web.
.Net includes tools for developers, server software aimed at large companies, and a fee-based Web services plan aimed at individuals called .Net My Services. Most parts of the plan won"t be available until next year.