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 ...

The third preview of the Windows App SDK (formerly "Project Reunion") supports deploying WinUI 3 apps without MSIX-packaging. The Windows App SDK is described by Microsoft as the evolution of Windows ...

Microsoft has released a new version of the WinUI 3 Gallery app, a set of controls and styles for apps build with Windows App SDK. The latest version adds a new section, better design, and bugfixes.

If you spend any time listening and talking to Windows developers, you’ll know that there’s a lot of confusion and frustration about the direction of the platform, especially around .NET and UWP ...

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Microsoft has launched a new website for the Windows UI Library (WinUI) (spotted by Rafael Rivera on Twitter) that provides more information on the various advantages of the modern libraries for the ...

Microsoft is open-sourcing three Windows UX frameworks, including Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Windows Forms, and the Windows UI XAML library (WinUI). All three frameworks will be made ...

Forward-looking: Initially deployed in 2021, the Windows App SDK is designed to provide a comprehensive set of APIs and tools for building modern Windows desktop applications. Developers can choose ...