The placeholder name for the Windows 8 experience was "modern"
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- #software terminology
- #Windows 8 development
- #code names
- Windows 8 development used 'modern experience' as a code name to differentiate from Windows 7's 'classic experience'.
- Components were abbreviated with 'Mo' prefix: MoSh (modern shell), MoGo (Start menu), MoBar, MoBody, MoSet, MoCo (ListView), MoBro (browser), MoPho (photo manager).
- The naming evolved: Modern → Tailored → Immersive → Metro → Modern, with some internal terms like 'ImmersiveControlPanel' remaining.
- Critics noted that terms like 'modern' become outdated quickly, leading to shifts in terminology.
- Naming guidelines often advise against temporal descriptors like 'new' or 'modern' as they don't age well.