Microsoft's 'Project N,' now officially christened '.Net Native' -- a new compiler for building faster Windows Store apps -- is available now as a developer preview.



From All About Microsoft:

Microsoft has released a first developer preview build of .Net Native, the technology formerly known by its codename "Project N."

.Net Native allows Windows Store/Metro-Style apps to start up to 60 percent faster and use 15 percent to 20 percent less memory when compiled with .Net Native, according to Microsoft officials.

In short, NET Native compiles C# to native machine code that performs like C++.

  Microsoft releases a preview build of its mysterious Project N