One way to clean up an existing API is to provide a fluent interface to it. The goal of a fluent interface is to simplify the consumption of your API by making it more readable and discoverable. If ...

In this column, I'm going to demonstrate how to implement a fluent interface in a single class. The initial version of this interface supports typical actions on a SalesOrder class that holds a ...

Microsoft has been implementing a major design overhaul for all its Windows app and utility icons in line with its Fluent Design System for Windows. Now the company is taking its Fluent push to its ...

Microsoft has announced that it's rebranding UI Fabric to Fluent UI, in an effort to provide continuity between its design systems. It's going to reflect the convergence of Fabric and Stardust, which ...

The Office Fluent UI changes the desktop paradigm -- and opinion is mixed as to whether that's a good thing Microsoft’s Office 2007, and to a lesser extent Vista, is bringing a radical change to the ...

At some point in the not-too-distant future, Microsoft will roll out an updated version of Windows 10 with its Sun Valley UI overhaul, consisting of a refreshed Start menu and other visual ...

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Just as expected, Microsoft has revealed the long-rumored Project Neon – Windows 10’s big UI refresh – at its Build conference in Seattle. Except, it has a new name: The Microsoft Fluent Design System ...