Navigating Win32 App Development with WinUI and WPF | BRK241

Selecting the appropriate technology is crucial to build Win32 applications on Windows. The Client Platform team dives into the capabilities of WinUI and WPF to guide you through the decision-making process. Discover the unique benefits of each framework and learn where to go from here to find the deep dives on Windows at //Build. Whether you're a seasoned developer or new to the Windows platform, this talk will provide valuable insights into choosing the right tech for your Win32 applications.
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* aka.ms/Build24CollectionsWind...
* aka.ms/windev
* aka.ms/winui
* aka.ms/wpf
* aka.ms/winui/communitycall
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* Mik Chernomordikov
* Jesse Collins
* Steven Moyes
* Naveen Kumar Nooka
* Chigusa Sansen
* Jeffrey Stall
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[@llothar68]

We would need a lot of tooling support to make it useable for C++.
Please we want at least CMake instead of MSBuild and much better documentation, and ways to dynamically compile XAML for plugins and app scripting

[@perdonomai8060]

You should let people know that WinUI 3 is still beta and not much money have been invest to it. Does it even have a designer yet?

[@intbar]

Nope
We're still waiting

[@AlexanderBurachevsky-fj8vz]

It feels like Microsoft doesn't care about WinUI and WPF)

[@thedevmachine]

So what do you think they are using to create Windows 11 + apps?

[@AlexanderBurachevsky-fj8vz]

@@thedevmachine Electron

[@pushyoch.8252]

​@@AlexanderBurachevsky-fj8vz is it true for Windows Store?

[@ChrisCarlos64]

WPF has been around for a long time. Are you saying they don't update it enough now or something? Just curious what you mean.
As for Win UI I feel they are just trying to make Windows development exciting, but who is making native Windows apps anymore? Outside games and hobbyist, who use Win32 still because it is old and familiar. Newer developers aren't jumping on the new things for native apps.
My company uses WPF still. No need to jump on the new systems. In fact it only changed from WinForms a few years back. 😂

[@NikitaLipkanovOfficial]

@@ChrisCarlos64 That sounds about right to me. I only know one company who uses WPF and has one app which is in development for about 15 years. They are now rewriting some basic functionality for the web (using .NET Blazor). But to me it seems that Microsoft is trying something.