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0 pointssirwhinesalot2y ago0 comments

The moment it went with Catalyst on macOS and forgot Linux exists entirely it was dead on arrival. It's Xamarin Forms but worse. Well done Microsoft slow clap.

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pjmlp2y ago

Ignoring Linux I can even understand, given the Year of Linux Desktop meme, but the Catalyst shortcut, what were they thinking.

Not even the new VS4MAC UI uses MAUI, they used their own bindings.

criddell2y ago

> it was dead on arrival

I understand holding out hope for year of the Linux desktop, but ignoring Linux has never really hurt anybody, has it?

sirwhinesalotOP2y ago

Well, depends. If I'm evaluating cross-platform UI libraries, Linux support is a must have, even if the market might be small.

Electron, Qt, Anything Java, Avalonia, wxWidgets, all the native webview wrappers, etc. All have Linux support.

dangerboysteve2y ago

Tauri looks great (Rust, webkit & js)

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