The Uncharted Territory of Windows 8 Development

As we continue to stream live from near the top of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, I'm excited to dive into one of the topics that's been on our minds lately. The release of Windows 8 has been highly anticipated, and for good reason. With its two user experiences - the classic desktop experience and the newer Metro experience - Microsoft is trying to combine the best of both worlds into a single operating system.

However, as we've discussed before, there's one group that's particularly concerned about this new development: developers. It's no secret that Windows 8 has been in beta for quite some time now, and while most users won't be affected by the transition, developers are facing a unique set of challenges.

One developer who has weighed in on this issue is our own team member, who has shared their concerns about the development tools not being ready for prime time. As you can imagine, developing for an operating system that's still in beta with tools that are also kind of in beta won't create something that's usable. This was one of the bigger problems Microsoft faced before Vista had shipped.

Remember Longhorn and the idea of managed code? Microsoft did their best to try to create a new experience in Windows, giving developers tools that themselves were ready for prime time. However, this is where things get tricky. If the platform may be solid but the software isn't quite there at the same time, there's a risk that the development team won't have the necessary code to make it work seamlessly.

This raises an important question: can Microsoft afford to let developers join the party too late? Will people hold on to legacy Windows apps forever, or will they look for newer alternatives? As we all know, most users want a program that's stable and works, not one that crashes occasionally. But as developers, it's our job to create software that meets these expectations.

That's why it's essential to consider the developer perspective when looking at Windows 8. If you're interested in understanding what makes this operating system tick from a dev's point of view, I encourage you to read the article linked in our description below. We've got the inside scoop on what developers are saying about Windows 8 and how it might impact their work.

In conclusion, as we continue to explore the world of Windows 8 development, one thing is clear: this operating system has the potential to be a game-changer for Microsoft. But only if they can get the development tools right and make sure that developers have everything they need to create top-notch software.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enthank you for watching liking commenting sharing and subscribing right now streaming live from near the top of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas I'm Chris pillo and one of the topics we wanted to cover today is in relation to an article posted on Locker Nome Windows 8 not a Haven for developers so we've known for some time that Windows 8 is coming down the pike uh it's got at this point two user experiences the classic desktop experience and then the newer Metro experience uh and is trying to combine the two in a single operating system this isn't too much of an issue at least for most people most users but uh the issue is really with developers seems we have a developer in our Mist more than a few but one in particular wrote an article and talked about uh how the software is ready theoretically but the development tools aren't quite there and developing for an operating system that's currently in beta with tools that are also kind of in beta won't create something that's usable this was one of the bigger problems Microsoft had before Vista had shipped remember Longhorn and the idea of Longhorn and managed code uh Microsoft did their best to try to create a new experience in Windows and gave developers tools that themselves were ready for prime time and so even though the platform may be solid it it may be ready to go if the software isn't ready to go at the same time there may be a lack of well let's say available usable code when Windows 8 ships it may be a year or so down the line when the platform has proven to be solid and and adoption has proven to be solid before developers join and if your platform uh doesn't have developers what do you have you have a great platform but nobody writing anything for that platform it just kind of dies at least in our minds it'll die and Can Microsoft really afford to have this happen to them I mean are people going to hold on to Legacy Windows apps forever now you may be looking at it from a user's perspective thinking oh it'll be fine really do you want a program that's stable do you want a program that's solid do you want a program that works or do you just want a program you don't care if it crashes of course you care if it crashes you want it to work most people do the average user does so think about that when you look at Windows 8 uh from a developer perspective and if you lack that developer perspective you owe it to yourself to read about a developer's perspective we've linked that article in the description belowthank you for watching liking commenting sharing and subscribing right now streaming live from near the top of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas I'm Chris pillo and one of the topics we wanted to cover today is in relation to an article posted on Locker Nome Windows 8 not a Haven for developers so we've known for some time that Windows 8 is coming down the pike uh it's got at this point two user experiences the classic desktop experience and then the newer Metro experience uh and is trying to combine the two in a single operating system this isn't too much of an issue at least for most people most users but uh the issue is really with developers seems we have a developer in our Mist more than a few but one in particular wrote an article and talked about uh how the software is ready theoretically but the development tools aren't quite there and developing for an operating system that's currently in beta with tools that are also kind of in beta won't create something that's usable this was one of the bigger problems Microsoft had before Vista had shipped remember Longhorn and the idea of Longhorn and managed code uh Microsoft did their best to try to create a new experience in Windows and gave developers tools that themselves were ready for prime time and so even though the platform may be solid it it may be ready to go if the software isn't ready to go at the same time there may be a lack of well let's say available usable code when Windows 8 ships it may be a year or so down the line when the platform has proven to be solid and and adoption has proven to be solid before developers join and if your platform uh doesn't have developers what do you have you have a great platform but nobody writing anything for that platform it just kind of dies at least in our minds it'll die and Can Microsoft really afford to have this happen to them I mean are people going to hold on to Legacy Windows apps forever now you may be looking at it from a user's perspective thinking oh it'll be fine really do you want a program that's stable do you want a program that's solid do you want a program that works or do you just want a program you don't care if it crashes of course you care if it crashes you want it to work most people do the average user does so think about that when you look at Windows 8 uh from a developer perspective and if you lack that developer perspective you owe it to yourself to read about a developer's perspective we've linked that article in the description below\n"