One way to clean up an existing API is to provide a fluent interface to it. The goal of a fluent interface is to simplify the consumption of your API by making it more readable and discoverable. If ...

Microsoft's Fall Creators Update for Windows 10 might have an ironically uncreative name, but the upgrade itself is flush with artistic potential and useful features. It will give users a timeline to ...

Microsoft's Windows 11 operating system is filled with a rich selection of programs and applications. Many better-known Windows programs come with antiquated interfaces and old-fashioned navigational ...

In the preceding two columns, I’ve been reporting on correspondence with Microsoft expert Mark Alexieff, senior product manager for Microsoft Office concerning the company’s decision to change the ...

You can't "grow" a fluent API; you need to understand how developers will need (and expect) to use your API. Here's a case study of what the design process for a fluent API looks like. In my previous ...

Earlier this year, I was writing an e-mail message using Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 and clicked on the button for adding one of my signature blocks. Presto! Most of my message disappeared!