With conference season already upon us I was invited to attend the latest Future Insight conference in London, Future of Web Apps (FOWA), where experts from the field of web come together to learn about and discuss the emerging tools and platforms that are shaping the future of our industry.
Todd Motto gave us an introduction with Angular JS, bridging between Today and Tomorrow’s Web covering the limits of what’s possible in current and emerging technologies, exploring upcoming and recently landed APIs with regular new releases. We also got a chance to see some ECMAScript 6 code snippets.
One session that really captured the audience’s imagination was the rising star talk DDD: DISNEY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT by Melinda Seckington where she made the comparison of app development and Disney’s use of their Four Keys (Safety, Courtesy, Efficiency, Show) to design their parks.
“You don’t build it for yourself, you know what the people want and you build it for them” Walt Disney.
Seeing how Disney designed in the physical world to enhance the experience for their visitors from the use of smell, to perspective and illusions really makes us think how we can apply similar techniques in development of our applications, creating those delightful moments in order to excite our users.
Future Insights REALLY outdid themselves this year; with great food, a stack of free T-shirts and a chance to mingle with like minded developers and designers in a relaxed venue, this year’s FOWA turned out to be a real treat.