Thursday, August 30, 2007 2:10 PM
Jim Glass
Bookcase: The old new thing: practical Development throughout the evolution of Windows
Every once in a while a book that you should read for work turns out to be a great read. The Old New Thing: Practical Development Throughout the Evolution of Windows turns out to just such a book. The author, Raymond Chen, blogs at The Old New Thing.
Now before you go thinking you need to be a mondo programmer to enjoy this book, let me assure that is not necessary. Much of the book talks about the design considerations such as why you press START to turn a computer off. This book provides a very enlightening look into the design considerations that the Microsoft Windows team faces anytime they design a feature or solution.
I haven't gotten very far in the book so far but the 'Why Windows Doesn't have an Expert Mode' was worth the price of the book.
If you are interested in this kind of material you will be rewarded with some of Raymond's humor too. This book is a great read that might even teach me something. :o)
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About Jim Glass
As the Microsoft Dynamics CRM UX site manager, I am a passionate advocate for our customers, especially in the areas of CRM, Microsoft Dynamics, small business, and business web sites.
After twenty years in the U.S. Army Engineer Corps, I started at Microsoft as a contractor on the newly formed NT DDK team in 92. I then moved to the Trolls, a production team for the Windows SDK and DDK teams. I lead the WBEM team which became the WMI SDK team. My last seven years has been spent as the Visual Studio SDK doc. manager.
In my spare time I can be found tutoring my grandkids, playing the saxophone (soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone), playing summer-league basketball, and moderating the Sax On The Web forum.
