Microsoft Flow

Post by chris_wot » Sat, Apr 30, 2016, 3:36 PM UTC

toyg wrote: post #40

AnkhMorporkian wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They obviously did some type checking on the name[1]. I'm sure they Squared up the UI elements while they were developing it[2]. The moments before launch must have been pretty tense though[3]. I just hope this service supports file uploads[4]. 1. https://github.com/facebook/flow 2. https://github.com/square/flow 3. https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow 4. https://github.com/flowjs/flow.js

They probably used FTP while developing [5] and a lot of online chatting [6]. [5] http://fivedetails.com/flow/ [6] https://www.getflow.com/apps/

Post by chris_wot » Sat, Apr 30, 2016, 3:40 PM UTC

apalmer wrote: post #36

arsalanb wrote: post #16

Microsoft always gives the vibe of a company that is desperate to salvage some pride from its glory days. It was once a giant, but now they're on the brink of redundancy, in terms of being viewed as "innovative". This opinion may be controversial to many, but it is what a lot of people are thinking. They experiment, which is phenomenal. But none of those experiments have been a major hit. Apple has flagship products…

Wait why is apple being held up as an example of an innovative company again? As far as i am aware apple had the ipod in 2001, the iphone in 2007 and the ipad in 2010. Pretty much every release of any of those items in the last 6 years have been incremental upgrades. This isnt to be negative on Apple, just saying they are a great quality, style, design company. and an amazing financial success but they havent been in…

Post by piyushco » Sat, Apr 30, 2016, 3:44 PM UTC

Post by tyingq » Sat, Apr 30, 2016, 4:00 PM UTC

stonedge wrote: post #45

To me, this looks like their own implementation of the Azure Logic Apps product. ( https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/app... ). I don't believe this is intended to be a consumer level product at all. In that sense, it's not an IFTTT competitor. Given it's got implementation points to Sql Azure, Azure Blob storage, swagger, etc. this is likely meant as a product for devs to use to hook-up integra…

Post by justsaysmthng » Sat, Apr 30, 2016, 4:10 PM UTC

CamatHN wrote: post #46

justsaysmthng wrote: post #37

Just watched the "how it works" video and I'm less than impressed (can anything impress me these days?). "Why constantly check e-mail when you can get a text message when anyone important e-mails you..." Actually, I receive a push notification whenever I receive an email. I'd hate to receive SMS messages instead of e-mails. --- "Say someone tweets something about your company. Set up a flow that follows them, sends a…

You might be right in the certain situations but this is an open tool with a wide array of possible uses for people. Such a pessimistic approach doesn't allow for any exploration when think about its potential uses.