Windows 7, Dev tools and Web-Office...
Microsoft Tuesday revealed Windows 7 at its annual Professional Developers Conference (PDC) in Los Angeles.
Microsoft Company said Windows 7 is designed to replace Windows Vista as the main operating system for Windows-based PC users.
Let's take a closer look on what will be your next OS:
- Windows 7, successor to Windows Vista, is slated to ship in early 2010
- Resource requirements are being lowered compared to Vista
- Mobile Computing improvements: This includes improvements in energy efficiency, security, and ability to move our of networks.
- Multitouch capabilities.
- Microsoft has killed the Vista-Sidebar in Windows 7, but the Gadgets it contained live will still be available on your desktop (You'll just have to choose where to place them on your desktop).
- Both the Taskbar and the Start Menu will now include Jump Lists (context-sensitive selections of actions relating to a particular application, such as files you've used recently or access frequently) in clear it will "record" actions to propose you a menu that will fit to your demands.
- Device Stage is a new feature that gathers all of the information (everything from drivers and applications to manuals) relating to a particular device (that could be a connected phone, printer, or other piece of hardware, and lets you access it from a single window. But it will show up only if device vendors create an XML document based on a Microsoft template, a document that also must be approved by Microsoft). The good news is that such documents are a lot easier to create than new device drivers.
- Libraries are virtual folders that provide easy access to related content, regardless of its location on your PC or even on your network. While the OS will ship with several preset Libraries (Documents, Music, Photos, Video) based on file type, you can create additional Libraries based on criteria you set, such as music genre, photos created on a specific date, file type (just like you did when you use search feature under your current OS).
- Vista's famously annoying User Account Control becomes less annoying: It now lets you control which potential security risks it alerts you to, and which ones it lets slide (just like your Internet Browser security options)
- The Solution Center will replace systray abllons and lets you review notifications about potential system problems at your convenience, rather than when you're in the middle of doing something else.
- The Federated Search feature will display results from multiple PCs on a network into one list and will also have a preview panel that will display the selected document (without opening it on the associated application).
- Better interface for choosing, customizing, and/or creating desktop Themes.
- The new Magnifier feature lets you enlarge a part of a screen.
- If you frequently work with multiple windows and need to grab something off your desktop, you'll have the ability to quickly take a look at your desktop by hidding all windows (All windows will become transparent).
- Route music and video from PCs on your home network to streaming devices on the Net.
- Windows Media Player now pops up in a streamlined version that is lighter and doesn't overwhelm you with features.
- In the new Windows Media Player, a Jump List provides access to recently played content.
- Paint application has adopted new Microsoft's toolbar interface (firstly seen in Office 2007). This toolbar also appears in WordPad.
- The Calculator accessory gets a makeover.
- Improved battery indicator.
For developers:
- Visual Studio 2010 will have a fully interactive Silverlight designer.
- Plans for Silverlight to include runtime features, richer graphics and data support.
- Plans for Silverlight to make internet applications running inside and outside a browser (Like Adobe AIR - Adobe Integrated Runtime)
- Next WPF (Windows Presentation Framework) release will offer support for datagrid, date picker and calendar control as well as a Microsoft WPF ribbon control for Seven, Vista and XP client OSes (developers can then ribbon-enable their applications).
- Availability of intellisense developer support for the JQuery JavaScript library in Visual Studio
- Plans for ASP.NET 4.0 (With improvements on Web Forms, Control over the client ID and richer support for Cascading Style Sheets)
- Plans to have built-in JavaScript debugging and profiles in the Internet Explorer 8 browser
Other announcements:
Microsoft is also announcing Community Technology Previews of Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio and the Live Framework Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio.
- The CTP of Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio enables developers to build ASP.Net Web applications hosted by Windows Azure. Developers can develop, debug, and deploy Web applications from within Visual Studio.
Featured in Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio is the Windows Azure SDK, including a simulated cloud environment that runs on a developer's machine.
- The CTP of Live Framework Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio enables developers to build Web applications using HTML and Microsoft Silverlight that use Live Services. Applications can be published to the company's Live Mesh connectivity platform.
In the parallel computing space, Microsoft is announcing enhancements to make it easier to build applications, including programming models to express concurrency. Tools for parallel programming include .Net Framework libraries like Task Parallel Library and Parallel LINQ (Language Integrated Query).
The company also is offering its Parallel Pattern Library and Concurrency Runtime for developing applications with C++ and parallel profiling and debugging experiences.
Microsoft also unveiled it's new Online Softwares based on Microsoft Office and designed to be the Google Docs killer... As part of a strategic companywide shift toward embracing web-based solutions, Microsoft today announced plans to deliver Office Web applications – lightweight versions of Office – through web browsers (Demo of Powerpoint, Word, Excel and OneNote in below link to Keynote).
Source: Keynote (Microsoft Professional Developers Conference 2008 Virtual Pressroom)
Microsoft Company said Windows 7 is designed to replace Windows Vista as the main operating system for Windows-based PC users.
Let's take a closer look on what will be your next OS:
- Windows 7, successor to Windows Vista, is slated to ship in early 2010- Resource requirements are being lowered compared to Vista
- Mobile Computing improvements: This includes improvements in energy efficiency, security, and ability to move our of networks.
- Multitouch capabilities.
- Microsoft has killed the Vista-Sidebar in Windows 7, but the Gadgets it contained live will still be available on your desktop (You'll just have to choose where to place them on your desktop).
- Both the Taskbar and the Start Menu will now include Jump Lists (context-sensitive selections of actions relating to a particular application, such as files you've used recently or access frequently) in clear it will "record" actions to propose you a menu that will fit to your demands.
- Device Stage is a new feature that gathers all of the information (everything from drivers and applications to manuals) relating to a particular device (that could be a connected phone, printer, or other piece of hardware, and lets you access it from a single window. But it will show up only if device vendors create an XML document based on a Microsoft template, a document that also must be approved by Microsoft). The good news is that such documents are a lot easier to create than new device drivers.
- Libraries are virtual folders that provide easy access to related content, regardless of its location on your PC or even on your network. While the OS will ship with several preset Libraries (Documents, Music, Photos, Video) based on file type, you can create additional Libraries based on criteria you set, such as music genre, photos created on a specific date, file type (just like you did when you use search feature under your current OS).
- Vista's famously annoying User Account Control becomes less annoying: It now lets you control which potential security risks it alerts you to, and which ones it lets slide (just like your Internet Browser security options)
- The Solution Center will replace systray abllons and lets you review notifications about potential system problems at your convenience, rather than when you're in the middle of doing something else.
- The Federated Search feature will display results from multiple PCs on a network into one list and will also have a preview panel that will display the selected document (without opening it on the associated application).
- Better interface for choosing, customizing, and/or creating desktop Themes.
- The new Magnifier feature lets you enlarge a part of a screen.
- If you frequently work with multiple windows and need to grab something off your desktop, you'll have the ability to quickly take a look at your desktop by hidding all windows (All windows will become transparent).
- Route music and video from PCs on your home network to streaming devices on the Net.
- Windows Media Player now pops up in a streamlined version that is lighter and doesn't overwhelm you with features.
- In the new Windows Media Player, a Jump List provides access to recently played content.
- Paint application has adopted new Microsoft's toolbar interface (firstly seen in Office 2007). This toolbar also appears in WordPad.
- The Calculator accessory gets a makeover.
- Improved battery indicator.
For developers:
- Visual Studio 2010 will have a fully interactive Silverlight designer.
- Plans for Silverlight to include runtime features, richer graphics and data support.
- Plans for Silverlight to make internet applications running inside and outside a browser (Like Adobe AIR - Adobe Integrated Runtime)
- Next WPF (Windows Presentation Framework) release will offer support for datagrid, date picker and calendar control as well as a Microsoft WPF ribbon control for Seven, Vista and XP client OSes (developers can then ribbon-enable their applications).
- Availability of intellisense developer support for the JQuery JavaScript library in Visual Studio
- Plans for ASP.NET 4.0 (With improvements on Web Forms, Control over the client ID and richer support for Cascading Style Sheets)
- Plans to have built-in JavaScript debugging and profiles in the Internet Explorer 8 browser
Other announcements:
Microsoft is also announcing Community Technology Previews of Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio and the Live Framework Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio.
- The CTP of Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio enables developers to build ASP.Net Web applications hosted by Windows Azure. Developers can develop, debug, and deploy Web applications from within Visual Studio.
Featured in Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio is the Windows Azure SDK, including a simulated cloud environment that runs on a developer's machine.
- The CTP of Live Framework Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio enables developers to build Web applications using HTML and Microsoft Silverlight that use Live Services. Applications can be published to the company's Live Mesh connectivity platform.
In the parallel computing space, Microsoft is announcing enhancements to make it easier to build applications, including programming models to express concurrency. Tools for parallel programming include .Net Framework libraries like Task Parallel Library and Parallel LINQ (Language Integrated Query).
The company also is offering its Parallel Pattern Library and Concurrency Runtime for developing applications with C++ and parallel profiling and debugging experiences.
Microsoft also unveiled it's new Online Softwares based on Microsoft Office and designed to be the Google Docs killer... As part of a strategic companywide shift toward embracing web-based solutions, Microsoft today announced plans to deliver Office Web applications – lightweight versions of Office – through web browsers (Demo of Powerpoint, Word, Excel and OneNote in below link to Keynote).Source: Keynote (Microsoft Professional Developers Conference 2008 Virtual Pressroom)
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