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Are native GUIs really a dead end?

• krapp 5y ago
  Unfortunately, it seems that way. If it isn't dead then it's on the endangered species list. Electron / web-as-native has clearly won and it seems like no one is even attempting to improve the state of native GUI development as a result.
  • marcellus23 5y ago
    > it seems like no one is even attempting to improve the state of native GUI development as a result. Who do you include as “no one”? Apple for example is going full steam ahead with its native GUI frameworks.
    • Karunamon 5y ago
      Aye, but in the broader landscape, they're a bit player. The average person's exposure to Apple GUIs will be on their phones.
  • ushakov 5y ago
    > no one is even attempting to improve the state of native GUI development as a result SwiftUI, React Native, Flutter disagree with you
    • nicce 5y ago
      I am not so sure about React Native. Like Electron, it is framework for people with web developer skill, missing a lot what real native frameworks can do.
• hgamaral 5y ago
  Not on mobile...
  • wvenable 5y ago
    How many of the most-popular non-game mobile apps are just shells around a mostly web interface. I can think of quite a few.
• jchb 5y ago
  Not on Apple platforms. The article links a "gtk and qt trend at Stackoverflow". Adding swiftui and uikit to that trend: http://sotagtrends.com/?tags=gtk+qt+swiftui+uikit&relative=true http://sotagtrends.com/?tags=gtk+qt+swiftui+uikit&relative=t...