Windows 8 Developers Session

So as I mentioned in my previous blog entry, I went to the Windows 8 Development Session and this was really good. The developer session was generally about the development options for Windows 8 as well as how to design a good app for Windows 8.

I found it quite useful to know which frameworks I could use although the first bit wasn't as useful to me as he talked about using Windows 8. I've been using Windows 8 since the preview and I've made an effort to use the metro apps on the go and the desktop when my laptop is plugged into my monitor. I will write a further blog post on my experience with Windows 8 in detail later on as I have a lot to say on the topic of Windows 8.

The design session was quite interesting, about how theres 4 main types of fonts and how the content has good use of spacing to make it easier to read. It's definitely something that I often overlook. Also the API's for Windows 8 seem really easy to develop for so I'm very tempted to start developing for Windows 8 however most of my idea's have been mobile based. I feel like I need more time with a tablet to really design a good app for a tablet type device. Although I should say windows 8 is actually not too bad with a keyboard and mouse, a metro app just need enough shortcuts and gestures with a mouse and keyboard to make it usable with a mouse and keyboard. I actually quite like the search feature as you can actually search through multiple different apps like the Wikipedia app from one search bar like i can on my phone. Also I like how the sharing feature goes across all apps.

I made a good amount of notes on it so I'm sure I'll develop something for it this summer. Also we got free Domino's Pizza which was pretty awesome of them.

Have a play about with it here