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Windows 8 User Interface and Multi-Tier Distributed Applications
As noted previously here on Microsoft Kitchen, Windows 8′s user interface seems to be a fairly major focus. Though I have seen some odds-and-ends mentions on the web of folks who are working on the Windows 8 UI, the following profile I just stumbled across is a bit more telling than just someone working on the UI:
Manager of Windows 8 User Interface Designers at Microsoft
Managing and Improving software usability for over 10 years, designing, researching, and developing multi-tier distributed applications for Windows 8 focusing on customers using ecommerce, general consumers, and banking companies.
Again, while it is no surprised whatsoever that Microsoft is updating their UI in Windows 8, focusing on the UI in relation to such a broad userbase all in one release (and with the mention of multi-tier distributed applications), I stand firm in my belief that Windows 8 is shaping up to be one heck of a release. What do you think?
UPDATE:Google has an interesting cache of the LinkedIn profile I linked to above which adds details not previously listed when I originally stumbled upon it. It reflects what seems to be a close link between Windows 8 and Windows 9, based on how often I’m seeing the two mentioned together. To quote:
I work with other User Experience Directors and User Experience Designers deciding on successful feature possibilities by analyzing competing operating systems (Mac and Linux). Research customer reactions to these features in Windows 8 themes and planning for long-term products such as Windows 9 User Interfacing.
-Stephen
http://msftkitchen.com
Frankly said, I hope that Windows 8 will be a big OS step like Windows 3.0 to Windows 95 and WinXP to WinVista. If Win8 will be like Win95 and 98 or WinVista and 7, it will simply suck.
Actually, Vista wasn’t too different from XP in many ways.
Windows 9 user interfacing plans… Wow.
What do you think would be a good development tool on Windows 8? I have some VB6 applications I am going to convert and thought vb.net may be a tool that will be on Windows 8 and later. What do you think?
Clinton
I spelt my address incorrectly, so I wil repeat the question.
What do you think would be a good development tool on Windows 8? I have some VB6 applications I am going to convert and thought vb.net may be a tool that will be on Windows 8 and later. What do you think?
Clinton