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Developer explains why Windows 11 keeps getting web apps instead of native apps

Developers are shifting to web apps on Windows as trust in Microsoft’s UI frameworks declines, raising concerns about WinUI 3's future.
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Microsoft Will Open Source the Windows App SDK — Just Don't Ask About When as "this isn’t a flip-the-switch moment, it’s a deliberate process"

Microsoft has published an article on Github detailing its plans to open source the Windows App SDK. Beth Pan, a software engineer on the Windows App SDK team at Microsoft, announced the plans in a ...

OpenAI drastically updates Codex desktop app to use all other apps on your computer, generate images, preview webpages

OpenAI is releasing more than 90 new plugins. These connectors—including CircleCI, GitLab, and Microsoft Suite—allow the ...
Visual Studio Magazine

New Visual Studio Workload Highlights Microsoft's 'Renewed Focus' on WinUI

Developers doing Windows apps have a confusing arsenal of tools and frameworks to work with, but Microsoft is simplifying things a bit with a new Visual Studio workload that highlights the company's ...
Neowin

Microsoft is killing its Dev Home app for Windows 10 and 11Microsoft is killing its Dev Home app for Windows 10 and 11Microsoft is killing its Dev Home app for Windows 10 and ...

Less than two years after the initial launch, Microsoft is killing its Dev Home app for Windows 10 and 11. At Build 2023, Microsoft announced Dev Home, a new Windows 11 app for developers that ...
TechSpot

Developers can now publish Windows apps for free on the Microsoft Store

Bottom line: Microsoft is making a significant effort to turn its official app store into a profitable or even enticing service for programmers and software entrepreneurs. Bringing apps to the store ...