Mark Miller: The Science of Great UI in Software - Episode 212

Azure DevOps Podcast

Episode | Podcast

Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2022 08:00:00 +0000

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today’s guest is Mark Miller, a seven-year C# MVP with strong expertise in decoupled design, plug-in architectures, and great user interfaces. He is the Chief Architect of the IDE Tools division at Developer Express, as well as the visionary force behind productivity tools like CodeRush. Mark is a top-ranked speaker at conferences around the world and has been creating tools for software for almost four decades. On top of all that, Mark also streams live C# and typescript coding and design on Twitch.TV/CodeRushed!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Topics of Discussion:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[2:45] Mark lives in Spain without speaking Spanish.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[4:09] Over the recent months, they have made DevExpress free for everyone.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[9:49] How did CodeRush start?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[11:37] Products like CodeRush typically are leaders in innovating new features that are often incorporated into the IDE.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[12:09] Intellicode is a brilliant innovation.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[17:08] Mindset tips on using features to make your product better, and to make the important function available where the user is.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[21:49] Mark shares the key to winning long-term in the IDE world — discoverability.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[26:03] You want it to be easy for your customers to discover how to use the app, and what features are in the app.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Mentioned in this Episode:</strong></p> <p><a href="http://architecttips.clearmeasure.com/"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Architect Tips</span></em></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">— New video podcast!</span></p> <p><a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/en-ca/services/devops/?&amp;OCID=AID736756_SEM_7eul5uID"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Azure DevOps</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.clear-measure.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Clear Measure</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">(Sponsor)</span></p> <p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/NET-DevOps-Azure-Developers-Architecture/dp/1484253426"> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">.NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer’s Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way,</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">by Jeffrey Palermo</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">— Available on Amazon!</span></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-ROXy08zc-qTA0-3GAQDLw"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Jeffrey Palermo’s YouTube</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/jeffreypalermo?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Jeffrey Palermo’s Twitter</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">—</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Follow to stay informed about future events!</span></p> <p><a href="http://www.palermo.network/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Programming with Palermo</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">programming@palermo.net</span></p> <p><a href="http://azuredevopspodcast.clear-measure.com/website/mark-miller-on-developer-productivity"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">“Mark Miller on Developer Productivity — Episode 37”</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">WCAG Standards and Guidelines</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.devexpress.com/products/coderush/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">CODERUSH</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx1tOOc_3fU"><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The Science of Great UI”</span></a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Want to Learn More?</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Visit</span> <a href="http://azuredevopspodcast.clear-measure.com/"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">AzureDevOps.Show</span></em></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">for show notes and additional episodes.</span></p>