Sometime next week, we plan to release a sneak preview of TouchXPRT 2014, the TouchXPRT 2014 Community Preview 1 (CP1).
CP1, as its name makes clear, is not the final TouchXPRT 2014 release. There is still a lot of work to do on the user interface and the new results viewer. However, it includes a number of improvements over the current TouchXPRT, making it an even more useful tool for measuring Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 device performance. It is also a great way for everyone in the community to see the current state of our thinking and to provide us with feedback. You can run this version of the tool and see what you think!
As we have done with previous community previews, we’re also taking two more steps:
- We’re not putting any publication restrictions on this preview release. Test at will, and publish your findings.
- We’re releasing the source code to all community members. If you’re curious about not just what we’re doing but how we’re doing it, you can find out.
We believe these steps make the tool easier to evaluate and more useful to all of us.
Releasing a preview version is a lot of work, because we have to do much of the work of a software release and on less-than-final code, but we believe the value to our community justifies the effort.
Next week, when we release CP1, I’ll go over more details, the known limitations, and how you can get us your feedback—feedback we very much want.
Between now and then, we’ll be readying CP1 for your use.
Eric
