Microsoft Visual Studio 2008

The late 2000s marked the explosion of "Web 2.0"—a shift from static web pages to highly interactive, fluid web applications. Visual Studio 2008 provided the enterprise-grade tools necessary to build these rich internet applications (RIAs). Native AJAX Support

—lightweight, free versions of the software. These versions lowered the barrier to entry, allowing a new generation of developers to learn the ropes of C# and Visual Basic with professional-grade tools. Legacy in the Modern World microsoft visual studio 2008

Mira slammed her laptop shut. “We’re dead.” The late 2000s marked the explosion of "Web 2