What may seem like human nature might be what creating standards in technology is like. Though most of us are unfamiliar with technologic advances with breakthroughs such as Hololens, http://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-hololens/en-us, it would make sense to distribute these together to see where we at in the state of new things, gadgets, and devices. We can develop applications with the hope that we do not need change how we currently implement them.
With the recent release of Windows 10 I have had the opportunity to explore the next tier in touch and immersive experiences for Microsoft’s new operating system. The installation experience was pleasant, at the very bottom of the screen I simply clicked the windows logo and window opens detailing information with the new OS was presented. This is the first time I received insight what was happening with the release of Windows 10 with accordance to my PC. I simply had to wait for a notification that my PC was ready for the upgrade. Once my PC was ready, the download started, and I was upgraded to Windows 10 within a few hours. In the meantime I managed to take a trip to a small town for an job interview and return back to have soda water at my favorite coffee shop in downtown Lincoln, albeit without any wondering knowledge if my PC was going to crash or something.
There is a definitely massive amount of perspectives and ideals I could describe with Windows 10, though I think the OS speaks for itself.
Microsoft have indeed humble themselves, and it is salient when learning how to utilize their new system. What I enjoy about Microsoft is they have been able to make what seems to be large changes while maintaining a standard. The start of IoT, more specifically, smaller and more portable touch devices requires a sense of trust with any OS that I intend to use. For more on some useful features for Windows 10 check out Top Features of Windows 10 from Microsoft’s Channel9; a nice review what is new in Windows 10 and what they kept the same to create user familiarity.
Though the key thing to remember when you speak about development is that Windows 10 is still based on the UWP(Universal Windows Platform) and developing apps for windows essentially is based on the .NET Core.
Windows 10 introduces the Universal Windows Platform (UWP), which further evolves the Windows Runtime model and brings it into the Windows 10 unified core. As part of the core, the UWP now provides a common app platform available on every device that runs Windows 10. With this evolution, apps that target the UWP can call not only the WinRT APIs that are common to all devices, but also APIs (including Win32 and .NET APIs) that are specific to the device family the app is running on. The UWP provides a guaranteed core API layer across devices. This means you can create a single app package that can be installed onto a wide range of devices. And, with that single app package, the Windows Store provides a unified distribution channel to reach all the device types your app can run on.
Directly from: Guide to Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps
This is a major accomplishment for windows and the windows users themselves considering some of the backlash that occurred with the Windows phone not being as promising. Now with Cortana, Mircosoft’s equivalent to Google’s voice search and Apple’s Siri, there is a light at end of the tunnel that is very comforting. If all the promises are kept, and the incentive that this release of Windows is free (Also, a visit to Best Buy, I saw free upgrades to Windows 10 on laptops not yet installed with Windows 10) there is really nothing stopping more creative growth within the software community.
