WebMatrix 3 Released
For those that aren’t aware, WebMatrix (available for download here) is a free, lightweight web development tool that was first introduced in 2010 which provides a great, focused web development experience for ASP.NET, PHP, and Node.js.
New Features Summary
- Windows Azure Integration
- When you create local projects, you’ll be able to instantly get a companion website in Windows Azure without ever leaving WebMatrix. Just sign in using your Microsoft account or organizational ID, create a local site and it will automatically provision a remote companion site in Windows Azure.
- Remote Site Editing
- Simply open your remote sites, make changes, and hit Save. The lightweight performance and full editing capability (including Intellisense) make it feels like you are editing a local site.
- Source Control with Git
- Plug into GitHub, CodePlex, and Team Foundation Service to start sharing your code with the world. Open a repository from GitHub, commit your changes, and share them; all without touching the
command line.
- Plug into GitHub, CodePlex, and Team Foundation Service to start sharing your code with the world. Open a repository from GitHub, commit your changes, and share them; all without touching the
- Source Control with TFS
- Team Foundation Service is Microsoft’s new source control service in the cloud. WebMatrix focuses on making common tasks with TFS easy. Open a repository from Team Foundation Service, check in your changes, and share them with the world
For more WebMatrix goodness, check out Vishal Joshi who introduces WebMatrix 3 via a Channel 9 video.
Comments
- Anonymous
May 13, 2013
I can't seem to find WebMatrix 3 in the Web Platform Installer. A problem at my end or is there something else wrong? - Anonymous
May 13, 2013
Robert~ I was able to download the WPI 4.5 and install WM3 without an issue on Win8. I also used a VM running Win7 and it installed successfully. - Anonymous
May 13, 2013
Windows 8 here and I can see WebMatrix3.