New Post on Windows 7 for Developers

Remember – we Moved to a new location.

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Windows 7 Blog for Developer Is Moving!

That’s right folks, we are moving to a new location, becoming part of  The Windows Blog. As part of The Windows Blog, we will join the greater Windows messaging community and will be better able to ensure developers are up to date with both the latest news on the Windows 7 Development story and the Windows 7 User Experience story. The Windows Blog hosts several “satellite” blogs, including:

· Windows Vista Team Blog – to stay updated with news about Windows Vista

· Windows Experience Blog –to read about the amazing user experiences you can have with Windows 7

· Windows 7 Team Blog – to learn about all the important Windows 7 news and announcements

· Windows Security Blog –to become aware of all the things that go into having a secure Windows environment

· Windows for your Business – to discover ways Windows 7 benefits commercial customers

And, of course, the new Windows 7 for Developer Blog, which is our Windows 7 developer-focused blog. Our focus here will remain on topics of special interest to the Windows 7 developer community and we will continue to provide both native and managed code examples and insights.

I will still post to this blog, but about more general topics and ideas.

See you all at the new blog location - http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/developers/default.aspx

Make sure you update your RSS feeds to the new blog RSS feed.

New Post on Windows 7 for Developers

Remember – we Moved to a new location.

There is a new post on Windows 7 for Developers - Windows 7 .NET Interop Sample Libraries

Windows 7 Blog for Developer Is Moving!

That’s right folks, we are moving to a new location, becoming part of  The Windows Blog. As part of The Windows Blog, we will join the greater Windows messaging community and will be better able to ensure developers are up to date with both the latest news on the Windows 7 Development story and the Windows 7 User Experience story. The Windows Blog hosts several “satellite” blogs, including:

· Windows Vista Team Blog – to stay updated with news about Windows Vista

· Windows Experience Blog –to read about the amazing user experiences you can have with Windows 7

· Windows 7 Team Blog – to learn about all the important Windows 7 news and announcements

· Windows Security Blog –to become aware of all the things that go into having a secure Windows environment

· Windows for your Business – to discover ways Windows 7 benefits commercial customers

And, of course, the new Windows 7 for Developer Blog, which is our Windows 7 developer-focused blog. Our focus here will remain on topics of special interest to the Windows 7 developer community and we will continue to provide both native and managed code examples and insights.

I will still post to this blog, but about more general topics and ideas.

See you all at the new blog location - http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/developers/default.aspx

Make sure you update your RSS feeds to the new blog RSS feed.

It used to be “write once - deploy anywhere”

Not so long ago, there was a catchy phrase we used in regards to developing, “write once – deploy anywhere.” Regardless of your programming preferences - .NET, Java, C/C++, this statement continues to be challenged as it is not really that easy to write once and deploy anywhere, it is more like, “write once – test everywhere…” But now, instead of targeting a specific OS such as Windows, Mac, or Linux, when  people says “write once - deploy anywhere,” what they really mean is write once and deploy on every available browser. As announced at the Mix 09 Day 1 Keynote, with the new Expression Web SuperPreview (one of the coolest features announced for Web Developers), this statement seems to be true for both standard html as well as Silverlight applications. Code your markup, and compare it to Firefox, Safari, IE6, and even to your PhotoShop comps to make sure that your design is pixel-perfect! Indeed, these are truly exciting times. You can download the SuperPreview trial here and can find a more detailed session on from Mix 09 here: Microsoft Expression Web: No Platform Left Behind.

New Windows 7 Content on Channel 9

With the Windows 7 Beta announcement today at CES, we are transforming the Channel 9 theme into the Windows 7 theme. To  facilitate this, we are introducing new set of videos exploring key Windows 7 features and topics. Our goal is to provide a series of videos on key topics starting with overview videos but quickly diving into the guts of the technical details. We are coupling these videos with technical blog posts and code samples for you to download.

There is a lot of ground to cover and many topics to explore. We will start with a series of videos and blogs on the new Windows 7 Taskbar:

Windows 7 New Taskbar – An Overview is an introductory video to the new Windows 7 Taskbar. It provides a very good starting point for learning about all the cool new Windows 7 Taskbar features and it sets the context for the following videos.

Designing the Windows 7 Taskbar is a “personal” view of the User Interface and User Experience design process and an insider’s view of some of the reasons underlying Windows 7 Taskbar behaviors.

Windows 7 Taskbar – Behind the Scenes provides a technical overview of the Taskbar architecture, programming model, and API.

Jump into the Windows 7 Jump Lists is a technical deep dive into the Windows 7 Jump Lists programming model and APIs. It also provides an insight into the importance of providing Application ID for applications.

 

Windows 7 Taskbar – Part 1, The Basics is the first post in a series on code posts on Windows 7 Taskbar API and programming model.

 

More content comming soon.

Windows 7 Beta – Go Get It!

Today during CES, Steve Ballmer announced and presented Windows 7 Beta and by this Friday it will be publicly available for download from Windows 7 homepage. If you are MSDN Subscriber, you can download Windows 7 Beta right now! Here are the instructions on how to download and install Windows 7 Beta.

By making Windows 7 Beta publicly available we are hoping developers and enthusiasts will download it and the SDK, and will start testing this new Microsoft OS – Windows 7. Now that the beta is out and available, we can start engaging developers and can provide them with technical content so they can test and experiment with Windows 7.

You already found this blog, the Windows 7 Blog for Developers, so you are on the right track. Another awesome place to get great content is Channel 9, and specifically, Windows 7 on Channel 9. Obviously, Windows Development Center on MSDN is also a good place for Windows 7 technical content. You can also go to DevReadiness - a developer community site dedicated to assisting the Windows ISV ecosystem develop high quality applications for new versions of the platform.

We are also starting a series of Channel 9 videos, and posts on specific topics such as the Windows 7 Taskbar, Windows 7 Ribbon, Sensors, and Location Platform, but this will have to wait for another day.