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The basic functionality of the typical UI hasnt changed for ages. Yet technologies keep churning. There is probably a better way but apparently people are not i
by college_physics 4y ago
The basic functionality of the typical UI hasnt changed for ages. Yet technologies keep churning. There is probably a better way but apparently people are not incentivised to find it.
- intrasight 4y agoAges indeed. And how sad and frustrating. The best cross-platform app framework is one that I used in 1990.
- bbkane 4y agoThis is a strange take for me- people are CONSTANTLY trying to find new, better ways to do UI. Elm, React, DearIMGUI, Flutter, and Xilem are some of the more well-known fairly recent libraries. See https://raphlinus.github.io/rust/gui/2022/07/15/next-dozen-guis.html https://raphlinus.github.io/rust/gui/2022/07/15/next-dozen-g... for an overview of UI libs in Rust. See https://www.cmyr.net/blog/gui-framework-ingredients.html https://www.cmyr.net/blog/gui-framework-ingredients.html for a great overview of some of the challenges making a GUI library