I’ve just read through the latest posting over on the Engineering Windows 7 blog, this time a follow up post on Desktop Search. Reading though the posts on there I keep thinking about just how good blogs can be when used properly.
In that blog the product team are able to talk about not only the product itself, but also the ‘why’ aspects of the design decisions they’re making. I’m not sure that’s ever been visible before outside the usual marketing pitches. For me it’s fascinating reading – but then I am a bit geeky.
I’ve been trying hard to increase the visibility and transparency of the design decisions made during work here. It’s not always obvious to the customer or end users, and making the reasoning behind your decisions available should make for more open discussions and hopefully a better product and happier customers. I think there’s a lot to be learnt from MS and Windows 7 teams approach.