4 ms·
> takes orders of magnitude longer to develop native Windows applications than it does to develop webapps. That seems extremely far-fetched to me. If it's for
by usef- 2y ago
> takes orders of magnitude longer to develop native Windows applications than it does to develop webapps.
That seems extremely far-fetched to me. If it's for economic reasons, I think it's more likely related to availability of developers with webapp experience vs native experience.
- skywhopper 2y agoWhich they could easily solve if they invested in training new hires on their own internal tech, but I suspect that’s long been cut to the bone. So if you can only rely on what skills people have when they join, you’re going to dilute any proprietary tech you have.
- joenot443 2y agoIt's precisely for economic reasons, hiring a qualified team being the long tail here. I assure you guys that it's much, much easier finding a team of decent web devs than a team of decent Windows devs. Is that really so far-fetched?
- deleted 2y ago[deleted]
- usef- 2y agoI assume you're right, but it's still quite absurd. Apple has recently released applications written natively in WinUI (iCloud for Windows). So Apple can more easily hire/train WinUI developers than Microsoft? I'd accept the "difficulty" excuse from a company like Walmart. But we're talking about a (relatively) small number of built-in mini applications here, inside a tech-specialised company that created, maintains and presumably promotes this native framework.