Microsoft has several developer tools to help create apps for Windows 11. Improvements include a tool for making PWAs out of web apps and new features for native apps. Project Reunion is now known as ...

In announcing Windows 11, Microsoft said a more open Microsoft Store ecosystem will provide more opportunities for developers. "We're enabling developers and independent software vendors (ISVs) to ...

In Vernor Vinge’s science fiction novel A Deepness in the Sky, one of the characters works as a software archaeologist, mining thousands of years of code and libraries to find the solutions to ...

Microsoft is trying to make Windows app development feel a lot less painful. This week, the company unveiled winapp, a new open-source command-line tool designed to cut through the setup, packaging, ...

Microsoft recently started rolling out the WebView2 Runtime to consumer devices running Windows 10. The WebView2 Runtime allows developers to embed web content into applications. The developer control ...

Microsoft has announced the release of its latest Windows App SDK 1.2 enabling developers and enthusiasts to create widgets for the Windows 11 widget board, using the most modern WinUI controls. These ...

Windows would likely be better- you can still run software much older than 2004, but good luck finding people willing to work on stuff 20 years old. I actually think fully compiled binaries will stand ...

Forward-looking: Initially deployed in 2021, the Windows App SDK is designed to provide a comprehensive set of APIs and tools for building modern Windows desktop applications. Developers can choose ...

UWP deprecation angst is back in vogue. Developers have for years been decrying a perceived neglect on the part of Microsoft toward its Universal Windows Platform, and they're in voice again after the ...