The new year has brought fresh challenges and a return to some familiar territory.
Back to C#
After spending the latter half of 2015 deep in PHP and Go, I’ve found myself back in the C# world. A new project has come up that requires building desktop application tooling - specifically around application design and configuration management.
The Challenge
The project involves creating tools that allow non-developers to design and configure application workflows. Think of it as a visual designer for business logic. The challenge here isn’t just the technical implementation, but creating an intuitive interface that abstracts away complexity while still providing powerful capabilities.
Early Learnings
Working on UI/UX for developer tools is a fascinating problem space. You’re essentially building tools for people who may not think like programmers but need to accomplish programmer-like tasks. It’s a humbling reminder that good software is about more than just clean code.