Visual Web Developer 2008 Express Edition:
Designed for the unique needs of the Web developer, Visual Web Developer 2008 Express Edition provides a fun, easy-to-use, easy-to-learn tool for building dynamic Web applications. And its FREE!
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Visual Studio 2008:
Visual Studio 2008 is a unified development environment that enables developers and development teams to use a consistent programming model to create great applications across a spectrum of platforms, including the Web, Windows Vista, the 2007 Office System, SQL Server 2008, and Windows Server 2008.
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Microsoft® Silverlight™ is a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering the next generation of .NET based media experiences and rich interactive applications for the Web. Silverlight offers a flexible programming model that supports AJAX, VB, C#, Python, and Ruby, and integrates with existing Web applications. Silverlight supports fast, cost-effective delivery of high-quality video to all major browsers running on the Mac OS or Windows.
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ASP.NET AJAX:
ASP.NET AJAX is a free framework for quickly creating a new generation of more efficient and interactive Web experiences that work across all the most popular browsers.
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