Redmond Releases 'Orcas' Beta, Plans More Developer Tools -- Redmond Channel Partner

Beta 1 of "Orcas," the next version of Visual Studio is now available to the Skittles and Mountain Dew crowd. Microsoft has a few other tools in the works for developers, as well.

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