#desktop-development on Hacker News

2 stories tagged desktop-development, newest first.

Screenshot of jsnover.com: Microsoft hasn't had a coherent GUI strategy since Petzold

Microsoft hasn't had a coherent GUI strategy since Petzold (jsnover.com)

748 points by naves 6 months ago | 529 comments

Jeffrey Snover's blog post arguing Microsoft has lacked a coherent Windows GUI development strategy for decades since the Petzold-era Win32 programming.

microsoft windows gui-frameworks desktop-development

Screenshot of domenic.me: Windows native app development is a mess

Windows native app development is a mess (domenic.me)

407 points by domenicd 7 months ago | 385 comments

Domenic Denicola's blog post arguing that building native Windows desktop apps today is a confusing mess, explaining why developers turn to Electron.

windows native-apps dotnet win32

#desktop-development on Hacker News

Microsoft hasn't had a coherent GUI strategy since Petzold(jsnover.com)

Windows native app development is a mess(domenic.me)

Microsoft hasn't had a coherent GUI strategy since Petzold (jsnover.com)

Windows native app development is a mess (domenic.me)