Conclusions
In spite of such a superficial view of Windows 10 IoT Core, we could perceive some potentialities that we would define as exciting. The first thing to point out is that when talking about Universal Apps, we are talking about applications that can be virtually executed on all the devices that are supported by Windows 10. The simple examples that we showed in the article can be executed, for example, on a Windows Phone, obviously with the appropriate controls for the usage of specific hardware such as GPIOs. By considering only the field of the embedded boards, we will find that there is not just Raspberry Pi, but for example we will find Intel Galileo, and in this case our App can be executed on different platforms, with minimal modifications that in certain cases may even be unnecessary.
Another distinctive factor is the development efficiency, given by the usage of a professional tool such as Visual Studio, and by the work cycle that enables development, debugging and deployment in a totally integrated way. We didn’t consider the possibilities offered by the interaction with Microsoft’s Cloud, Azure, that enables to move the applications from a hobby level to the professional level, but keeping the same simplicity at work.
In conclusion, we feel sure that Windows IoT Core will soon carve out an important space for itself, in the already crowded world of tools used by the Maker’s community. We can’t but appreciate the efforts that Microsoft is putting in order to offer a legacy of competencies and technologies that otherwise it would be impossible to reach.
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Original article by Boris Landoni at Open Electronics
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