| ▲ | wrathofmonads 2 days ago | |
Seems like Windows is trying to address the Electron problem by adopting React Native for their WinAppSDK. RN is not just a cross-platform solution, but a framework that allows Windows to finally tap into the pool of devs used to that declarative UI paradigm. They appear to be standardizing on TypeScript, with C++ for the performance-critical native parts. They leverage the scene graph directly from WinAppSDK. By prioritizing C++ over C# for extensions and TS for the render code, they might actually hit the sweet spot. https://microsoft.github.io/react-native-windows/docs/new-ar... | ||
| ▲ | pjmlp 2 days ago | parent [-] | |
Anything related to WinUI is a bad joke. Have fun following the discussions and amount of bugs, https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml That C++ support that WinUI team marketing keeps talking about relies on a framework that is no longer being developed. > The reason the issues page only lets you create a bug report is because cppwinrt is in maintenance mode and no longer receiving new feature work. cppwinrt serves an important and specific role, but further feature development risks destabilizing the project. Additional helpers are regularly contributed to complimentary projects such as https://github.com/microsoft/wil/. From https://github.com/microsoft/cppwinrt/issues/1289#issuecomme... | ||