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With Windows 7 due to be released at the end of 2009, what changes should we expect? What impact will Windows 7 have on the industry? Are we still going to be using .NET (3.5?) to program Windows? Where does 64-bit figure in all this?
We’ll definitely be able to use Java for 64-bit stuff, but how is Microsoft going to have us making native 64-bit Windows applications?
IMO, Windows 7 is a better OS than Vista – a much better user experience; but from a coding perspective I’m not sure it will make a big difference.
A better question would probably be related to (for example) the impact of .NET 4.0, Visual Studio 2010 or Silverlight 3.0. And in answer; .NET 4.0 introduces much better (read: easier) support for multi-core programming. This is a big help, given the CPU changes.