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There's two platforms. Two. Windows and MacOS. Let's not pretend there's dozens. Why does one have to jump through hoops for two simple platforms? Just write th
by ulfw 3y ago
There's two platforms. Two. Windows and MacOS. Let's not pretend there's dozens. Why does one have to jump through hoops for two simple platforms? Just write the UI code twice. It's not rocket science really.
Same goes for Android/iOS.
- duderific 3y agoPresumably that would at least double the cost. Additionally, you have to find native Windows and MacOS developers, which are harder to find than web devs. Given that, it's not surprising that companies are moving toward web tech like Electron.
- johnny22 3y agoyou just mentioned 4. that's not 2, that's 4. And you forgot chromeOS.
- wvenable 3y agoThere are 5 platforms Microsoft wants to support: Windows, MacOS, Android, iOS, and Web. These new Microsoft applications run on all these platforms identically across all these platforms and mostly with the same code.