Windows 8.

[Numtini]

Ugh, that's horrible. I do not like and do not want to spend the money on a touchscreen. The interface is fine for a cell phone or tablet, but I can't imagine trying to use it on a screen.

Also given MS' record, I'm not exactly thrilled as a sys admin about the possibilities of lots of little apps that talk to each other and have a live presence on the interwebs.

[01101010]

Meet your future desktop



 

[Sky]

Looks like you're trying to save your document.

Please insert a quarter to continue...

[Salamok]

Web-connected and Web-powered apps built using HTML5 and JavaScript that have access to the full power of the PC.
Fully touch-optimized browsing, with all the power of hardware-accelerated Internet Explorer 10.

Those two things alone (with Microsoft's track record and the shitty state of IE9) tells me this OS will be an abortion of security fuckups and shitty design choices that will only be worthwhile in Windows 9.

ie6 the OS version!

[tgr]

Bit more details on Windows 8:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MnEndww2YQ

All they're talking about is (from what I gathered, before I couldn't be arsed to view more of it) that the apps are in focus, no title bar or menu etc, and "it works with keyboard and mouse too!".

[TripleDES]

Naturally it'll work with mouse and keyboard. The WP7 emulator works just fine with mouse and keyboard, too. The only thing that doesn't work is multitouch, which is overrated, anyway.

[Sky]

The only thing that doesn't work is multitouch, which is overrated, anyway.

So very, very wrong.

I use two devices daily, one has some multitouch (magic mouse) and one has a traditional trackpad (sidebar and bottombar scrolling). In both cases the lack of multitouch is a constant annoyance that slows down usability. It's a great tech that really needs to be integrated into anything with a touch interface.

[ghost]

I agree.  Multitouch is spectacular

[Surlyboi]

[Sky]

Btw, hiring? :)

[Surlyboi]

My team isn't but the company always is.

[Yegolev]

If they use UNIX, drop me a PM.

[Sky]

Recent job fair made me realize how little 11 years of experience stands out in a room full of recent BS. Made me sad, I have all this practical experience but no paper (well, my cert fwiw) and everyone was drooling over these unproven whelps. Ah, well. I really hate the fucking tech industry some days.

[Surlyboi]

We tend to look for experience though too. Hell, I wouldn't have a job if it came down to relying on my English lit degree. I've compared it to the staff sergeants and the academy lieutenants. The LTs are officers, but the sarge knows what's up.