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Gates discussed key catalysts in software development, pointing to a variety of trends driving the next wave, including Web services interoperability, proliferation of smart clients and software and hardware innovation. He highlighted key characteristics of the next wave: developers building connected systems using Web services that reflect the dynamic nature of the real world; software making oceans of digital information more meaningful and actionable; and new breakthrough user experiences, improving interactions between people, groups and organizations. | |||
Gates detailed several waves of Microsoft platform software to facilitate applications development, including the Visual Studio® "Whidbey" development tools, Microsoft SQL Server TM "Yukon," smart device software and Windows "Longhorn." Gates highlighted how Microsofts integrated platform approach, with support from a broad developer ecosystem, provides a strong foundation for developers to pursue the next wave of software opportunities. | |||
"It's an exciting time to be a software developer," Gates said. "Continuing hardware advances, powerful tools and the potential of anything on the Internet to become a building block all make it a great time to do pioneering work. Microsoft is investing heavily to make Windows the optimal platform for developers who want to build on this next wave of innovation." | |||
===Jim Alchin's keynote=== | ===Jim Alchin's keynote=== | ||
Revision as of 22:58, 14 May 2010
PDC 2003 (2003 Professional Developers Conference) - an event hosted by Microsoft in Los Angeles Convention Center on October 27-31, 2003. The conference went down in history as one of the most grandiose and promising conferences ever hold by the company. PDC 2003 became a stage for Windows "Longhorn" revealing and was called "Longhorn" PDC by Bill Gates during its keynote.
Schedule
The keynotes
Bill Gates' keynote
Gates discussed key catalysts in software development, pointing to a variety of trends driving the next wave, including Web services interoperability, proliferation of smart clients and software and hardware innovation. He highlighted key characteristics of the next wave: developers building connected systems using Web services that reflect the dynamic nature of the real world; software making oceans of digital information more meaningful and actionable; and new breakthrough user experiences, improving interactions between people, groups and organizations.
Gates detailed several waves of Microsoft platform software to facilitate applications development, including the Visual Studio® "Whidbey" development tools, Microsoft SQL Server TM "Yukon," smart device software and Windows "Longhorn." Gates highlighted how Microsofts integrated platform approach, with support from a broad developer ecosystem, provides a strong foundation for developers to pursue the next wave of software opportunities.
"It's an exciting time to be a software developer," Gates said. "Continuing hardware advances, powerful tools and the potential of anything on the Internet to become a building block all make it a great time to do pioneering work. Microsoft is investing heavily to make Windows the optimal platform for developers who want to build on this next wave of innovation."
Jim Alchin's keynote
The full speech transcript of the keynote could be found on Microsoft PressPass web site.
Windows "Longhorn" at PDC 2003
Hillel Cooperman's demo
Get users to fall in love with your software
Main article: AERO: the new Windows "Longhorn" User Experience (Get users to fall in love with your software)
PDC Goodies: "Longhorn" build 4051
External Links
- Bill Gates Speech Transcript - Microsoft Professional Developers Conference 2003
- Speech Transcript - Jim Allchin, Microsoft Professional Developers Conference 2003
- Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows: Windows Longhorn: Live from PDC 2003! - photo and video materials from PDC 2003 by Paul Thurrott
