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I think the alphabet soup thrown around in this thread alone is indicative for what‘s wrong with Microsoft‘s native user interface story…

• pjmlp 3y ago
  I can throw similar alphabet soups from other ecosystems, either one is in and gets them, or not.
  • tonyedgecombe 3y ago
    Not really. Apple has a much more consistent story on UI frameworks.
    • pjmlp 3y ago
      Not being around Mac OS long enough?
      • m_mueller 3y ago
        such as? If I remember correctly (has been a few years), over the last 15-20 years there were iOS: UIKit -> SwiftUI MacOS: AppKit -> Catalyst -> SwiftUI there was definitely some churn within each one of those from version to version, but no complete rewrite needed afaik.
        • pjmlp 3y ago
          I advise then to pay attention to Apple developer podcasts for rants regarding each of them, and porting issues, you can start with ATP.
          • m_mueller 3y ago
            I listen to almost every ATP. I know the rants. None of them were along the lines of: Apple forces me to completely rewrite Overcast, or else it won't work on the next iPhone.
        • tonyedgecombe 3y ago
          I wouldn't even include Catalyst in the list. It is only relevant to a small subset of developers.
      • tonyedgecombe 3y ago
        My first Mac was an SE/30.