Infragistics Podcast

The universe of software development is moving fast, and chances are it’s not going to slow down. But Infragistics Ultimate controls and productivity tools smooth the transition between platforms and help you save time and money as you race to build and support desktop, web, and mobile applications. With the release of Infragistics Ultimate 17.1, Infragistics is expanding today’s most popular UI control suite, with support and capabilities across the application development lifecycle.  In this episode of the Infragistics Podcast, product owners Brian Lagunas (Xamarin), James Bender (Ignite UI), and George Abraham (Indigo Studio) talk about just a few of the new features we’re excited about.

Since 1947 you and I have not evolved at all, relatively speaking. On the other hand, the evolution of technology has increased almost exponentially. Our technology is now so intricate, its ability to process information so great, that our own human perceptual and cognitive abilities – honed over millions of years – pale in comparison. Once the evolution of technology and of people diverged, our technology stopped being “personal.” In this episode of the Infragistics Podcast, Kevin Richardson, Ph.D. talks about how you — whether you have the word "designer" in your title or not — can make technology personal...again.

This spring brings a new wave of college computer science graduates onto the job market, and it’s theirs for the picking. Infragistics Podcast host Elden Nelson talks with Dean Guida, founder and CEO of Infragistics, about what young developers are looking for as they start their careers today. Dean shares some advice on what smart companies can do to attract and retain the rising generation of developers — based on his 28 years leading Infragistics, his many conversations with customers and partners, and what he’s learned from watching his son do career searching in a hot seller’s market for fresh computer science graduates.

Dave Broschinsky, UX Principal at LANDesk, talks about the foundational aspects of prototyping — why it’s important, how you explain what it is, what kinds of prototypes you use in a project and when, how to share what you learn from the prototypes, when to bring developers into the process, and a lot more.

James Bender, product manager for Ignite UI at Infragistics, shares his three top tips for building web apps. Drawing on his consulting background, James shares some best practices for planning your project, thinking about your data, and thinking about performance, plus a bonus fourth tip for thinking about your end user.

Jason Beres, Senior VP of Developer Tools, talks about where Infragistics has been and where it’s headed — both the next year and in the long term. Learn about the company’s evolution from a fine-grained focus on developer tools to its current forward-looking long-term vision for supporting the enterprise.

Kevin Grossnicklaus, president of ArchitectNow, and James Bender, product manager for Ignite UI at Infragistics, talk about practices and principles of automation in development. Kevin has extensive experience with automation, working with clients that range from small startups building automation into their processes from the start, all the way up to Fortune 500 companies.

Infragistics has increased developer productivity for over 30 years, and Ultimate UI for Xamarin is the latest tool to help do just that. Jason Beres (Senior VP of Developer Tools) and Elden Nelson (Senior Director, Content Marketing) get together to talk about this just-released product in this episode of the Infragistics Podcast. 

As a web developer, how do you add value to your web apps? What does value even mean? Is it just speed of development and time to market? Scalability and reliability? Or is there more to it than that? And how do you do this in the fast-churning world of the modern web, where standards come out almost too frequently to count? Jason Beres (Sr. VP of Development at Infragistics) and James Bender (Product Manager of Ignite UI at Infragistics) talk about the tools and techniques for creating great value while hedging your standard-roulette bets.

Infragistics Ignite UI Product Manager James Bender talks with two key members of Google's Angular team: Stephen Fluin, Developer Advocate; and Jules Kremer, who manages developer relations and documentation for Angular. If you're interested in why Angular matters, this is a can't-miss episode of the Infragistics Podcast. Jules, Stephen and James talk about: The challenges of releasing on a fast cadence: As demands increase — developers always want to do more, and users always expect more — Google describes its plan for balancing speed with being planful and careful. Priorities: James asks Google about how Google is weighting the priorities of increasing speed, reducing size, improving stability, and bringing simplicity to development projects. Obstacles: Which is the bigger obstacle to Angular right now: trying to satisfy the millions of developers using it — each with individual requirements? Or teaching and training developers coming from other environments on how to work with Angular? Jules and Stephen disagree on this one. What's Next? Angular is moving fast. James, Jules and Stephen talk about where it's been, how it got to its current state, and what this trajectory means for its future.  From the reasoning behind the move to a component model to making best practices the easiest path possible, this is a meaty, meaningful (while still brief — just 22 minutes long) conversation. If you're developing in — or are interested in learning more about — Angular, this episode of the Infragistics Podcast is a must-listen.

The Storyboard talks with two people — Charles from the UX world, and Mike from product management — at Instec, a company that develops custom software for insurance companies. The way they work together is a great case study in using prototyping, user stories, and getting the whole company involved with the product for a competitive advantage. Whether you’re in UX or product management, there’s a lot you can learn from this chat.

Dave Broschinsky, Global Director of UX at LANDesk, talks about why empathy and trust are foundational to great UX design — and why, after talking with hundreds of customers, he still thinks it’s sometimes necessary to meet face-to-face.

Eric Reiss, the author of the book Usable Usability: Simple Steps for Making Stuff Better (get a free copy at infragistics.com/uxbook) talks about how focusing on the principles of being Visible, Understandable, Logical, Consistent, and Predictable can make good designs great.   

Eric is the author of the book Usable Usability: Simple Steps for Making Stuff Better (get a free copy at infragistics.com/uxbook). In this podcast, we talk about the 5 principles for ease of use in software: Functional, Responsive, Ergonomic, Convenient, and Foolproof.