As I’ve mentioned, one of the biggest problems I see with Longhorn is deciding exactly what to do with all of the new capabilities. So, when Carter Maslan showed me some internal training videos showing off some uses of Longhorn in potential real-world applications, I just knew we had to get them out to the world.
The first such “concept video” is centered around commercial real estate (available at 320x240 and 640x480) and Carter’s got more planned in other industries, including manufacturing, telecom, financial services and more. The goal is to help break the mental logjam around how we build Windows and web applications today to get folks thinking about the possibilities that Longhorn provides. Enjoy.
Here. I haven't heard this yet, but I just know it'll be fun. Once you get Don started talking, it's hard for me to stop and interesting things almost always pop out. : )
Here. Inspired by my pending interview of Don Box, Paolo Severini sent along an interview for me on Genghis, WinForms and how to move towards Avalon (although not in that order). The questions were so good, I thought I'd share them. Thanks, Paola!
For those of you unfamiliar with Don’s reference, a “roach motel” lets roaches in, but never lets them out. That’s exactly what most apps do today, i.e. take data in from users or import routines, but never let it out again. As Don states, one of the chief benefits of WinFS is that data that apps store in it will be available to other apps, thereby letting the roaches out of the hotel. Where Don’s analogy breaks down is that in the case of application data, letting the roaches back out of the hotel is actually a good thing. : )
