On 06/22/2012 01:56 AM, Michael Madigan wrote: > Microsoft sure doesn't follow any of these principles when it comes out with > another version of Word. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Stephen Russell<[email protected]> > To: ProFox Email List<[email protected]> > Cc: > Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2012 10:59 AM > Subject: [NF] UI Design ideas > > <http://www.developer.com/design/the-8-principles-of-great-user-interface-design.html> > > This is very basic but a good starting point to look at and evaluate > what you do do today and how you might improve over time. >
Yes, but this surprised me: Excerpt from page 5 of the article: #----------------------------------------- When you use Visual Studio 11 beta to build an HTML5 application, you actually pick JavaScript as the language, as opposed to Visual C#, Visual Basic or Visual C++. HTML5 is the markup, but JavaScript is the language that accesses the WinRT runtime to make things happen in much the same way that an ASP.NET application on .NET has always served up HTML4, but the language under the covers could be C#, VB.NET or any of a dozen others made available over the years. While discussing the various options, Palermo commented, "Developers who are already strongly entrenched in the .NET languages such as C# or Visual Basic will likely pursue Windows 8 application development in the same language. For the developer interested in embracing the popularity of HTML5, creating Windows 8 applications with JavaScript, CSS and the new features supported in HTML5 will be a fantastic way to maintain experience in these technologies." This is where I found myself when I realized how important HTML5 was going to be over the coming years on the cross-platform issue. What better way to learn about an update to a familiar technology than couched in a familiar development environment? #----------------------------------------- Perhaps this is all part of Microsoft's embrace, extend, extinguish MO, but HTML5 is steadily moving forward. So far as my web development goes, I like Perl for the foundation language running under mod_Perl. Other tools available to Perl are HTML4, HTML5, JavaScript, PostgreSQL, css2, and css3. I really don't like JavaScript, so I avoid it, if there are any Perl or HTML alternatives, and HTML5 will increasingly fill this bill. I'll be getting into HTML5 moving forward, but I suspect my apps will be running under client's browses in "Quirks Mode" for a good while to come. LOL Regards, LelandJ --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
