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For UI I do think JS is your best option atm. You don't have to write JS to generate JS, you can use Typescript or go more exotic to things like Rescript. In t

For UI I do think JS is your best option atm. You don't have to write JS to generate JS, you can use Typescript or go more exotic to things like Rescript. In terms of CSS; you'll need some form of styling in whatever language, there are plenty of abstractions on top of CSS if you want [something not css]. I would suggest having a look at Next.js if a web app would work, React Native (use Expo) if you want mobile, or Tauri if you want to focus on desktop (Electron, but in Rust, more performant, smaller size, more secure). Another thing worth checking out is Flutter. I'm personally not a huge fan for irrelevant reasons but it is cross platform, and it's compiled not-JS (Dart). I also want to say FE has come a long way, the web platform is much more stable, there are great frameworks and libraries, the tooling is amazing, and above all it's really fun and productive. Give it a shot, you might enjoy it. (Do use TS, or Rescript, or something, JS is better with types).

Falkon1313 4y ago
I deal with web stuff all day every day at work, so that's definitely not what I would choose for a fun hobby project. It's not your best option if that's what you're trying to get away from. Someone else mentioned .NET. There's also Delphi and Lazarus. Both are cross-platform and have full-fledged UI systems, without any of the web ecosystem nonsense. It's a totally different experience than web development.
codeptualize 4y ago
Another option I forgot as it's so far away from my world; .NET, they have Xamarin and I think they just released .NET MAUI. That would be C# or F#. It's not my jam, but it's def cross platform and used quite a bit afaik.
65 4y ago
For front end, there are a ton of UI libraries and CSS frameworks out there that can minimize the amount of styling OP would need to do. I am a big fan of Tailwind, but that might be too much. Maybe some Bootstrap/Material UI React components would do the job.

Falkon1313 4y ago

I deal with web stuff all day every day at work, so that's definitely not what I would choose for a fun hobby project. It's not your best option if that's what you're trying to get away from. Someone else mentioned .NET. There's also Delphi and Lazarus. Both are cross-platform and have full-fledged UI systems, without any of the web ecosystem nonsense. It's a totally different experience than web development.

codeptualize 4y ago

Another option I forgot as it's so far away from my world; .NET, they have Xamarin and I think they just released .NET MAUI. That would be C# or F#. It's not my jam, but it's def cross platform and used quite a bit afaik.

65 4y ago

For front end, there are a ton of UI libraries and CSS frameworks out there that can minimize the amount of styling OP would need to do. I am a big fan of Tailwind, but that might be too much. Maybe some Bootstrap/Material UI React components would do the job.