Editing List of Microsoft codenames (section)

==Developers tools==

===[[Visual Studio]] family===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
!Codename
!Preliminary name
!Final name
!Notes
!Ref
|-
|Thunder
|
|Visual Basic 1.0
|The first version of [[Visual Basic (classic)|Visual Basic]]. The standard [[dialog box|dialog]]s and [[widget (computing)|control]]s created by the Visual Basic [[runtime library]] all have "Thunder" as a prefix of their internal type names (for example, [[button (computing)|button]]s are internally known as ThunderCommandButton).
|<ref name="chrissmith">{{cite web | url=http://blogs.msdn.com/chrsmith/archive/2006/04/30/Some_Microsoft_codenames.aspx | title=Some Microsoft codenames | date=April 30, 2006 | access-date=2006-07-23 | first=Chris |last=Smith | work=Chris Smith's completely unique view | publisher=[[Microsoft]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100311072314/http://blogs.msdn.com/chrsmith/archive/2006/04/30/Some_Microsoft_codenames.aspx |archive-date=11 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
|Escher
|
|[[Microsoft Visual Basic]] for MS-DOS
|
|{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
|-
|Dolphin
|
|[[Microsoft Visual C++ 2.0]]
|
|{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
|-
|Zamboni
|
|Microsoft Visual C++ 4.1
|After [[Ice resurfacer|Zamboni]], an ice resurfacing machine.
|<ref name="chrissmith"/>
|-
|Boston
|
|[[Microsoft Visual Studio#Visual Studio 97|Microsoft Visual Studio 97]]
|Named for [[Boston, Massachusetts]]
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/1947659/in-brief-microsoft-names-boston-visual-studio |title=In brief: Microsoft names Boston Visual Studio 97 |work=v3.co.uk |publisher=Incisive Media |date=29 January 1997 |first=Cath |last=Everett |access-date=22 August 2012 |archive-date=3 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403034817/http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/1947659/in-brief-microsoft-names-boston-visual-studio |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|Aspen
|
|[[Visual Studio 6.0|Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0]]
|Named after the popular ski destination [[Aspen, Colorado]]
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=4647&iTestingId=15855 |title=Visual Studio 1998 (6.0) |work=WineHQ |publisher=CodeWeavers |access-date=May 18, 2013 |archive-date=May 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517163900/http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=4647&iTestingId=15855 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|Cassini Web Server
|
|ASP.NET Development Server
|The lightweight local Web server that is launched in Visual Studio in order to test Web projects
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/58wxa9w5.aspx |title=Web Servers in Visual Studio for ASP.NET Web Projects |work=[[MSDN]] |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |access-date=August 22, 2013 |archive-date=November 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171105012822/https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/58wxa9w5.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|Hatteras
|Visual Studio Team System's Source Control System
|{{N/A}}
|Named after the [[Cape Hatteras Light]]house in the [[Outer Banks]] region of [[North Carolina]]
|<ref name="outerbanks">{{cite web |url=http://blogs.msdn.com/crathjen/archive/2004/11/16/258542.aspx |title=Hatteras, Currituck, Ocracoke |date=November 16, 2004 |access-date=2006-07-23 |first=Chris |last=Rathjen |work=Chris Rathjen blog |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |archive-date=2006-04-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060430133825/http://blogs.msdn.com/crathjen/archive/2004/11/16/258542.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|Ocracoke
|Visual Studio Team System load testing suite
|{{N/A}}
|Named after the [[Ocracoke Island Light]]house on [[Ocracoke Island]], also in North Carolina
|<ref name="outerbanks" />
|-
|Currituck
|Team Foundation Work Item Tracking
|{{N/A}}
|Named after the [[Currituck Beach Lighthouse]] in [[Corolla, North Carolina]]
|<ref name="outerbanks" />
|-
|Bodie
|Team Foundation Server SDK
|{{N/A}}
|Named after the [[Bodie Island Light]]house in [[North Carolina]]
|<ref name="outerbanks" />
|-
|Tuscany
|
|Online version of Visual Studio.
|Currently a research project
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://blogs.msdn.com/johnmont/archive/2006/01/11/511402.aspx |title=A View from Elsewhere : A "Live" Version of Visual Studio? |access-date=2006-01-19 |archive-date=2006-01-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060117092220/http://blogs.msdn.com/johnmont/archive/2006/01/11/511402.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[Phoenix (compiler framework)|Phoenix]]
|
|{{N/A}}
|A Microsoft research software development kit
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/collaboration/focus/cs/phoenix.aspx |title=Phoenix Compiler and Shared Source Common Language Infrastructure |work=[[Microsoft Research]] |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |access-date=August 22, 2013 |archive-date=June 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609072721/http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/collaboration/focus/cs/phoenix.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|Eaglestone
|
|Visual Studio Team Explorer Everywhere
|This is the name given to the Teamprise suite Microsoft acquired. The product is now named Visual Studio Team Explorer Everywhere
|<ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://blogs.msdn.com/b/bharry/archive/2010/03/04/microsoft-visual-studio-team-explorer-2010.aspx
 |title=Microsoft Visual Studio Team Explorer 2010 codename "Eaglestone"
 |publisher=Microsoft
 |work=Brian Harry's Blog
 |access-date=2011-01-02
 |archive-date=2010-07-26
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100726115715/http://blogs.msdn.com/b/bharry/archive/2010/03/04/microsoft-visual-studio-team-explorer-2010.aspx
 |url-status=live
 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Woodward |first=Martin |url=http://www.woodwardweb.com/teamprise/whats_in_a_name.html |title=What's in a Name? - Martin Woodward |work=The Woodward Web |publisher=[[WP:SPS|Self-published]] |date=2010-03-02 |access-date=2013-06-15 |archive-date=2021-05-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507231942/http://www.woodwardweb.com/teamprise/whats_in_a_name.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|KittyHawk
|
|[[Visual Studio#Visual Studio LightSwitch|Visual Studio LightSwitch]]
|RAD tool aimed at non-programmers
|<ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://www.drdobbs.com/windows/microsofts-kittyhawk-rad-tool-takes-flig/226500208
 |title=Microsoft's 'KittyHawk' RAD Tool Takes Flight
 |last=Bridgwate
 |first=Adrian
 |work=Dr. Dobb's: The World of Software Development
 |publisher=[[UBM plc|UBM]]
 |date=August 3, 2010
 |access-date=2010-08-25
 |archive-date=2016-04-09
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409112133/http://www.drdobbs.com/windows/microsofts-kittyhawk-rad-tool-takes-flig/226500208
 |url-status=live
 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Foley|first1=Mary Jo|title=Microsoft's LightSwitch: Building business apps for Web, PCs and cloud|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsofts-lightswitch-building-business-apps-for-web-pcs-and-cloud/|website=[[ZDNet]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|date=3 August 2010|access-date=15 October 2016|archive-date=5 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505124750/http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsofts-lightswitch-building-business-apps-for-web-pcs-and-cloud/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|Rainier
|
|[[Visual Studio .NET|Visual Studio .NET (2002)]]
|Named for [[Mount Rainier]], a volcanic mountain peak visible from the Seattle area (where Microsoft is based)
|<ref name="code-magazine.com">{{cite web
 |url=http://www.code-magazine.com/Article.aspx?quickid=1006081
 |title=Reflections on a Decade of Visual Studio
 |work=Code Magazine
 |publisher=EPS Software
 |access-date=2011-01-02
 |archive-date=2013-09-09
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130909022234/http://code-magazine.com/Article.aspx?quickid=1006081
 |url-status=live
 }}</ref>
|-
|Everett
|
|[[Visual Studio .NET 2003]]
|Named after the town [[Everett, Washington]], in Washington state
|<ref name="code-magazine.com"/><ref name="Fernandez D. (2003)">{{cite web
 |url=http://blogs.msdn.com/b/danielfe/archive/2003/09/18/51839.aspx
 |title=Product Names: Everett, Whidbey, Orcas
 |publisher=Microsoft
 |work=Dan Fernandez's Blog
 |last=Dan
 |first=Fernandez
 |date=September 18, 2003
 |access-date=2011-01-02
 |archive-date=2012-10-23
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023185058/http://blogs.msdn.com/b/danielfe/archive/2003/09/18/51839.aspx
 |url-status=live
 }}</ref><ref name="Microsoft Codenames">{{cite web
 |url=http://www.dnjonline.com/articles/backend/codenames.asp
 |title=Microsoft Codenames
 |publisher=Matt Publishing
 |access-date=2011-01-02
 |archive-date=2010-04-13
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100413121644/http://www.dnjonline.com/articles/backend/codenames.asp
 |url-status=live
 }}</ref>
|-
|Whidbey<ref name="Microsoft Codenames"/>
|
|[[Visual Studio 2005]]
|Named after [[Whidbey Island]] in the Puget Sound<ref name="code-magazine.com" /><ref name="Fernandez D. (2003)" />
|
|-
|Orcas
|
|[[Visual Studio 2008]]
|Named after [[Orcas Island]] in the Puget Sound
|<ref name="code-magazine.com" /><ref name="Fernandez D. (2003)" /><ref name="Microsoft Codenames"/>
|-
|Camano
|Microsoft Test and Lab Manager
|Microsoft Test Manager, a part of [[Microsoft Visual Studio#Visual Studio 2010|Visual Studio 2010]] [[Microsoft Visual Studio#Test Professional|Test Professional]], Premium and Ultimate editions
|Named after [[Camano Island]] in the Puget Sound
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://elegantcode.com/2007/12/11/introducing-microsoft-camano/ |title=Introducing Microsoft Camano |first=David |last=Starr |date=2007-12-11 |work=Elegant Code |publisher=[[WP:SPS|Self-published]] |access-date=2013-09-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408224248/http://elegantcode.com/2007/12/11/introducing-microsoft-camano/ |archive-date=2014-04-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.msdn.com/b/charles_sterling/archive/2008/11/05/visual-studio-team-system-2010-test-features-walk-through-with-screen-shots.aspx |title=Visual Studio Team System 2010 Test Features walk through with screen shots |first=Charles |last=Sterling |date=2008-11-05 |work=Ozzie Rules Blogging |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |access-date=2013-09-06 |archive-date=2014-04-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408215414/http://blogs.msdn.com/b/charles_sterling/archive/2008/11/05/visual-studio-team-system-2010-test-features-walk-through-with-screen-shots.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jasonz/archive/2009/05/12/announcing-microsoft-test-and-lab-manager.aspx |title=New Name for Test and Lab Tools |first=Jason |last=Zander |work=Jason Zander's blog |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |date=2009-05-12 |access-date=2013-09-06 |archive-date=2010-06-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100622063324/http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jasonz/archive/2009/05/12/announcing-microsoft-test-and-lab-manager.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|Rosario
|
|[[Microsoft Visual Studio#Ultimate 2010|Visual Studio Ultimate 2010]] (formerly Team System or Team Suite)
|
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/sep08/09-29vs10pr.mspx |title=Microsoft Unveils Next Version of Visual Studio and .NET Framework |publisher=Microsoft |work=News Center |access-date=2011-01-02 |archive-date=2009-08-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090815083038/http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/sep08/09-29VS10PR.mspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|Cider
|
|{{N/A}}
|Visual Studio designer for building [[Windows Presentation Foundation]] applications, meant to be used by application developers
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jaimer/archive/2009/10/23/what-is-new-in-wpf-and-cider-on-the-net-framework-4-and-vs2010-beta-2-release.aspx |title=What is new in WPF and Cider on the .NET Framework 4 and VS2010 beta 2 release |work=[[MSDN Blogs]] |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |date=23 October 2009 |access-date=August 22, 2013 |first=Jaime |last=Rodriguez |archive-date=5 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130805032242/http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jaimer/archive/2009/10/23/what-is-new-in-wpf-and-cider-on-the-net-framework-4-and-vs2010-beta-2-release.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|Monaco
|
|Monaco Editor
|In-browser IDE for Visual Studio. Monaco powers [[Visual Studio Code]].
|<ref>{{cite web|last1=Yegulalp|first1=Serdar|title=Microsoft reinvents Visual Studio as an Azure cloud service|url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/2609774/cloud-computing/microsoft-reinvents-visual-studio-as-an-azure-cloud-service.html|website=[[InfoWorld]]|publisher=[[IDG]]|access-date=23 August 2015|date=14 November 2013|archive-date=29 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210329144709/https://www.infoworld.com/article/2609774/microsoft-reinvents-visual-studio-as-an-azure-cloud-service.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Monaco Editor |url=https://microsoft.github.io/monaco-editor/index.html |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |website=[[GitHub]] |access-date=24 March 2017 |archive-date=12 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212193340/https://microsoft.github.io/monaco-editor/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|}

===.NET Framework family===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
!Codename
!Final name
!Notes
!Ref
|-
|Astoria
|[[WCF Data Services]] 
|Enables the creation and consumption of [[Open Data Protocol|OData]] services for the web
|<ref>{{cite web|title=ADO.NET Data Services CTP Released! - Data - Site Home - MSDN Blogs|url=http://blogs.msdn.com/b/data/archive/2007/12/10/ado-net-data-services-ctp-released.aspx|access-date=5 December 2012|archive-date=22 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522092422/http://blogs.msdn.com/b/data/archive/2007/12/10/ado-net-data-services-ctp-released.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|Atlas
|[[ASP.NET AJAX]]
|An implementation for [[ASP.NET]] of Ajax native to [[.NET Framework]] 2.0
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.developerfusion.com/article/84337/microsoft-atlas-8211-the-ajax-extension-to-aspnet-20 |title=Microsoft Atlas - the AJAX extension to ASP.NET 2.0 |work=Developer Fusion |publisher=Developer Fusion Ltd |date=28 June 2010 |access-date=August 22, 2013 |first=Vikram |last=Srivatsa |archive-date=10 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410100632/http://www.developerfusion.com/article/84337/microsoft-atlas-8211-the-ajax-extension-to-aspnet-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|Avalon
|[[Windows Presentation Foundation]]
|Graphical subsystem released as part of .NET Framework 3.0
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/13993/WPF-Avalon-Demo-1 |title=WPF ("Avalon") Demo 1 |work=CodeProject.com |publisher=CodeProject |date=2 May 2006 |access-date=August 22, 2013 |first=A. |last=Gharighi |archive-date=16 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716104218/https://www.codeproject.com/Articles/13993/WPF-Avalon-Demo-1 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|Fusion
|{{N/A}}
|.NET Framework subsystem for locating and loading assemblies, including [[Global assembly cache|GAC]] management
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Using the .NET Fusion API to Manipulate the GAC |url=http://www.developer.com/net/cplus/article.php/3641491/Using-the-NET-Fusion-API-to-Manipulate-the-GAC.htm |work=developer.com |publisher=Quinstreet Enterprise |date=2006-11-03 |access-date=2013-10-17 |archive-date=2016-04-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409030319/http://www.developer.com/net/cplus/article.php/3641491/Using-the-NET-Fusion-API-to-Manipulate-the-GAC.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms404523.aspx |title=Fusion (Unmanaged API Reference) |work=MSDN Library |access-date=2013-10-17 |publisher=Microsoft |archive-date=2016-05-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530175619/https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms404523.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|Hailstorm
|[[.NET My Services]]
|
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.codemag.com/Article/0205061 |title=Introducing .NET My Services |last=Egger |first=Markus |publisher=EPS Software |work=Code Magazine |issue=May/June 2002 |access-date=9 January 2018 |archive-date=12 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180112100838/http://www.codemag.com/Article/0205061 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|Indigo
|[[Windows Communication Foundation]] 
|An application programming interface (API) in .NET Framework for building connected, service-oriented applications
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Introducing Indigo: An Early Look|date=11 May 2010 |url=http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa480188.aspx|access-date=19 October 2011|archive-date=7 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907010104/https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa480188.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> 
|-
|Jolt
|[[Silverlight]] 1.0
|
|<ref>{{cite book|last1=Jeremy|first1=Likness|title=Designing Silverlight Business Applications|date=28 March 2012|publisher=[[Addison-Wesley]]|isbn=9780132885904|page=344|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q95VQqAUmDAC&pg=PT344|quote=Silverlight runtime contains some classes from named ''Jolt'' from its earliest days}}</ref>
|-
|Lightning, Project 42
|[[.NET Framework]] 1.0
|Project Lightning was the original codename for the Common Language Runtime in 1997. The team was based in building 42, hence Project 42.
|<ref name="jayroxe">{{cite web | url=http://www.code-magazine.com/Article.aspx?quickid=0501091 | title=Jay Roxe interview | date=January 2005 | access-date=2006-07-23 | first=Carl | last=Franklin | work=Code Magazine | publisher=EPS Software | archive-date=2013-09-09 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130909083726/http://code-magazine.com/Article.aspx?quickid=0501091 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="project42">{{cite web | url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/02/17/1045330514779.html | title=How .Net-work drew sceptics | date=February 18, 2003 | access-date=2006-07-23 | first=Eric | last=Wilson | work=[[The Age]] | archive-date=2016-04-23 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423154413/http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/02/17/1045330514779.html | url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|Project 7
|{{N/A}}
|Early program to recruit implementors of both commercial and academic languages to target the Common Language Runtime. 7 was a prime factor of 42, metaphorizing the relationship between Project 7 and Project 42 (see above).
|<ref name=smh1>{{cite news|last=Wilson|first=Eric|title=How .Net-work drew sceptics|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/02/17/1045330514779.html|access-date=31 October 2011|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|archive-date=12 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180112174528/http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/02/17/1045330514779.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Microsoft Roslyn|Roslyn]]
|[[.NET Compiler Platform]]
|Open-source project that exposes programmatic access to compilers via corresponding APIs
|<ref>{{cite web | url=http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ericlippert/archive/2010/12/16/hiring-for-roslyn.aspx | title=Hiring for Roslyn | date=December 2010 | access-date=2011-07-18 | first=Eric | last=Lippert | archive-date=2011-09-18 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110918104911/http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ericlippert/archive/2010/12/16/hiring-for-roslyn.aspx | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://codebetter.com/patricksmacchia/2010/05/31/c-5-and-meta-programming/ | title=C# 5 and meta-programming | date=May 2010 | access-date=2011-07-18 | first=Patrick | last=Smacchia | archive-date=2011-08-06 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806100700/http://codebetter.com/patricksmacchia/2010/05/31/c-5-and-meta-programming/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://tirania.org/blog/archive/2010/Apr-27.html | title=Mono's C# Compiler as a service on Windows | date=April 2010 | access-date=2011-07-18 | first=Miguel | last=de Icaza | archive-date=2020-11-09 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109003335/https://tirania.org/blog/archive/2010/Apr-27.html | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/04/03/microsoft-extends-its-net-framework-with-new-compiler-platform-and-language-features/ | title=Microsoft Extends Its .NET Framework With New Compiler Platform And Language Features | date=2014-04-03 | access-date=2015-05-10 | archive-date=2020-11-30 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130061918/https://techcrunch.com/2014/04/03/microsoft-extends-its-net-framework-with-new-compiler-platform-and-language-features/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
|}

===Languages===
{{More citations needed section|date = January 2016}}
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
!Codename
!Final name
!Notes
!Ref
|-
|Clarity
|[[Language Integrated Query]] (LINQ)
|LINQ Language extensions to expose query syntax natively to languages such as [[Visual Basic .NET]] and C#
|{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
|-
|D
|M
|Modelling language
|{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
|-
|Jakarta
|[[Visual J++]]
|Named after the capital of Indonesia, [[Jakarta]]
|
|-
|[[Metro (design language)|Metro]]
|Microsoft Design language
|A [[typography]]-based [[design language]]
|<ref>*{{cite book|author=Adam Freeman|year=2012|title=Metro Revealed|publisher=apress|isbn=9781430244882}}</ref>
|}

===Others===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
!Codename
!Final name
!Notes
!Ref
|-
|Godot
|Microsoft Layer for Unicode
|Named after the play ''[[Waiting for Godot]]'' (centered around the endless wait for a man named "Godot" who never comes), because it was felt to be long overdue.
|<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.siao2.com/2005/02/12/371650.aspx | title=Why/how MSLU came to be, and more | date=February 12, 2005 | access-date=2006-07-23 | first=Michael | last=Kaplan | work=Sorting It All Out | publisher=[[Microsoft]] | archive-date=2014-08-12 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20140812020456/http://www.siao2.com/2005/02/12/371650.aspx | url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|Volta
|{{N/A}}
|A developer toolset for building multi-tier web applications
|<ref>{{cite web|last=Schwarz|first=Michael|title=Volta - Microsoft Live Labs|url=http://weblogs.asp.net/mschwarz/archive/2008/01/03/volta-microsoft-live-labs.aspx|work=Michael's Blog|publisher=Neudesic|access-date=6 May 2014|date=3 January 2008|archive-date=7 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140507002854/http://weblogs.asp.net/mschwarz/archive/2008/01/03/volta-microsoft-live-labs.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|Project Centennial
|Desktop App Converter
|Allows developers to re-package existing desktop apps into the [[AppX|APPX]] format of [[Universal Windows Platform]] and sell them in [[Windows Store]].
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/09/desktop-apps-make-their-way-into-the-windows-store/|title=Desktop apps make their way into the Windows Store|last=Bright|first=Peter|date=14 September 2016|website=[[Ars Technica]]|access-date=14 June 2017|archive-date=14 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914180943/https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/09/desktop-apps-make-their-way-into-the-windows-store/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=51691|title=Desktop App Converter Preview (Project Centennial)|date=27 May 2016|website=Download Center|publisher=[[Microsoft]]|access-date=15 September 2016|archive-date=18 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218184257/https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=51691|url-status=live}}</ref>
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