Check the usage of. Net in MS (from Dan Fernandez's blog)
In the comments of Scott hanselman's blog posts on why VB developers don't switch/migrate/convert to VB. NET, someone replied with the following:
So what application has Microsoft written totally in. net that is worth a [expletive]?
Visual Studio-no, office-no, notepad-no, Calc-no.
Why haven'tthey? .....
Here's my response. while. net Framework hasn' t been around for a long period of time (Shiping in February 2002), there is quite a lot of work being done by different teams to use. net Framework Development SS Microsoft's product line. below is a quick list of just some of the ways we're using managed code in products that ship today and how we plan to use managed code in the future.
Windows Client
- Windows xp pro/homeWas released before. net Framework which is why it was not supported in the box. that being said, Soma points out the 70 + million who have downloaded. net Framework using Windows Update (note that the 70 m number has des all versions of Windows ). in fact, there is a lot of debate about why we didn't include Windows XP Service Pack 2 (XP SP2) with. NET framework, although most feedback agrees that we shoshould not require installing new features in a service pack that don't relate to security/bug fixes.
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- Windows xp pro Tablet PC EditionProvided des the. NET Framework and the tablet API is written using the. NET Framework.
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- Windows XP Media Center EditionProvided des the. NET Framework and provided des MCE-specific applications written using the. NET Framework.
- Windows "Longhorn"Dramatically increases the amount of managed windows code including components like winfx, an all managed API, "aveon", a managed presentation layer, and "Indigo" a messaging stack, all using managed code.
Windows Server
- Windows Server 2003Shipped with the. NET Framework 1.1. New features like SharePoint Team services and UDDI services are written in managed code and require the. NET Framework.
- Small Business Server 2003Shipped with the. NET Framework 1.1 and supported des some SBS-specific applications like remote web workplace and the backup snap-in written in managed code.
Office
While office is a little behind in adopting. net Framework, you'll still find. net Framework in use, athough probably not as much as you wowould probably want. then again, Office is also expanding itself from being stand alone applications to a fully integrated set of tools for collaboration as witnessed with the Microsoft Office System, and our server products with Web front ends pretty much all use ASP. net.
- Office 2003 Professional EditionProvided des. net Framework, but I believe this is an optional install and is primarily geared for using FrontPage 11 with ASP. net. outlook's new business contact Manager is primarily written using managed code and requires. net Framework.
- SharePoint Portal Server 2003Is written using ASP. NET.
Windows Server System
- SQL Server 2000Was released before the. NET Framework. Even so, managed providers for SQL Server 7/2000 were encoded in the. NET Framework 1.0/1.1.
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- SQL Server Reporting ServicesShipped after SQL Server 2000, and is primarily written in managed code.
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- SQL Server 2005 ("Yukon ")Will natively host the. NET Framework 2.0, meaning you can write managed database objects like user defined types, stored procedures, triggers, and more in managed code.
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- Exchange 2003Included managed code for it's mobile UI. Outlook mobile access is written in managed code using ASP. NET mobile controls.
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- Biztalk 2004Has parts written in managed code.
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- Commercial Server 2002Has parts are written in managed code.
- Content management service 2002Has Parts are written in managed code.
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- MSN Messenger ServerIncludes a Presence Server and admin/config tools written in managed code.
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- Microsoft Business NetworkHas parts written in managed code and requires. NET Framework 1.1.
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- MS-CRMHas parts written in managed code.
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- Speech Server 2004Has parts written in managed code.
Developer Tools
- . NET Framework 1.0/1.1Has parts written in managed code.
- . NET Framework 2.0Has parts written in managed code
- Visual Studio. NET 2002/2003Has parts written in managed code.
- Visual Studio 2005Has parts written in managed code.
- ASP. NET web matrixIs fully written in managed code.
Microsoft Web properties using the. NET Framework
- Www.msn.com
- Www.microsoft.com
- Msdn.microsoft.com
- Www.gotdotnet.com
- Uddi.microsoft.com
- Www.xbox.com
- Mappoint XML Web Service
Microsoft internal applications using the. NET Framework
- Account Explorer
- Headtrax
- Consensus
- Contract MS
- Esupport
- Enterprise product roadmap (EPR) Explorer
- TSP Academy virtual extends uctor
- Country Manager content
- Tanlink contributor and tanlink Explorer
- Contoso enterprise demo v2-hotel desk
Does this mean Microsoft is only developing in managed code?No, definitely not. I wocould say the #1 Language in use at Microsoft is C/C ++. we also invest heavily in C ++ and help support developers who need the power and performance C ++ offers. we also have, in my opinion, the best C ++ compiler of any platform.
And we're 'RE just getting started...
