"Oslo”: Customizing and Extending the Visual Design Experience

1. TL18 "Oslo”: Customizing and Extending the Visual Design Experience DON BOX DISTINGUISHED ENGINEER MICROSOFT CORPORATION FLORIAN VOSS LEAD PROGRAM MANAGER MICROSOFT CORPORATION

2. THE PLATFORM FOR MODEL-DRIVEN APPLICATIONS What is "Oslo"? “M” Modeling language “Quadrant” Modeling tool Repository Model store

3. Why "Quadrant"? • As more software becomes more model-driven, the volume of data in the system grows • We need a tool that lets people query, update, and visualize that data in ways that make sense for the task at hand

4. What is "Quadrant"? • “Quadrant” is a tool for interacting with data • Flexible, focused design surfaces • Default experiences over arbitrary data • Rich declarative customization

5. Demo Using Quadrant

6. Using "Quadrant" Takeaways • “Quadrant” connects people to data • Diverse data sets • Diverse interaction styles

7. Quadrant and the Repository [Your Domains] Extensibility Scenarios • Create new or extend existing models • Create new or extend existing editing experiences TARGET DOMAINS People Storage Processes Deployment Management Operations Services Applications EDITOR AND LANGUAGE FRAMEWORK DOMAINS Visual and Textual DSL Configuration M Model Definition Shell and Shell Service Configuration

8. Demo Driving "Quadrant" from data

9. Customizing "Quadrant" Takeaways • Quadrant is a model-driven application • Customization via data stored in repository • View specification based on query/functional evaluation

10. "Quadrant" Architecture SERVICES SHELL AND SURFACE COMPOSITION ENGINE Nesting Sizing Layout Snapping Core Services Undo/Redo Commands Drag/Drop Selection Activation Error Handling General Services Search Validation Annotations Relationship Highlighting DATAFLOW ENGINE Caching, Virtualization, Change tracking, and Notification Target Data View State Configuration REPOSITORY

11. Demo "Quadrant" and State

12. Where are we? • “Quadrant” is a flexible tool for interacting with diverse data • “Quadrant” uses the repository for both specification and state

13. Call to Action • SEE THE OTHER TALKS • “Oslo”: The Language • “Oslo”: Repository & Models • “Oslo”: Building Textual DSLs USE THE BITS http://msdn.microsoft.com/oslo GIVE US FEEDBACK flovo@microsoft.com dbox@microsoft.com

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