<A target="_blank" href="http://www.techworld.com.au/article/401071/microsoft_previews_compiler-as-a-service_software/?fp=16&fpid=1">A CTP (Community Technology Preview) of a new type of compiler</A>, code-named Project Roslyn, will be released before the end of the year. Roslyn is a compiler for C# and Visual Basic with a set of APIs (application programming interfaces).