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A COMPLETE rewrite

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One of the things coming up for next March is a complete re-design of WinCustomize.  The site is going to be radically different from what we have today.

For one thing, WinCustomize 2K9 will be written more like an application (ala Facebook) than as a website.  What that means is that the development team at Stardock Software will work on the platform and then a seperate team at Stardock Media will work on the presentation. 

In the past, WinCustomize was developed and presented purely by the software team with the media team merely administrating it. 

So what does this mean? For one thing, it will mean a much more robust design in terms of performance and reliability.  It will also mean that the site will be able to more easily evolve.  For example, WinCustomize today is very difficult to change. If we want to modify a page, developers have to get into the .NET code and modify the layout.  By contrast, in the next WinCustomize will have its layout code completely seperated from the platform code.  Pretty standard stuff in a modern web page really.

We're hoping to launch WC2K9 in March on WC's 8th birthday.

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

sounds good,can`t wait 8(|

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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top

nice can't wait aswell

Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Looking Forward to it! :)

Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Can't wait either, even though I have gotten used to this one. *Sigh* Changes everywhere. hee hee. What blows me away, is that I have been part of this site, off and on, for five years. Where did the time go? Oh, yeah, three of it was lost to personal life getting in the way of creativity. Go figure.
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
looking forward to it
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Bring it on!  Change is good and this sounds like it's going to be great.

Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
So many exciting things coming up. I feel like a kid waiting for Christmas morning. Come on, can't I open just one tonight? ;p 
Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top

When will we be able to see screenies?

Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top

:wc:   :thumbsup:

 

"So many exciting things coming up. I feel like a kid waiting for Christmas morning. Come on, can't I open just one tonight?"

Angus1949 haven't you had some presents to open today? ;) :-"

 

 

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Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Has it only been 7.x years?  Good god I'm old.  It feels like I've been here forever!  o_O

Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Has it only been 7.x years? Good god I'm old. It feels like I've been here forever!
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It has been forever....Brad has us hypnotized to think it really was only 7+ years.... 8|