Developers are shifting to web apps on Windows as trust in Microsoft’s UI frameworks declines, raising concerns about WinUI 3's future.

Event handling: Wisej.NET retains the event-driven programming model used in desktop applications. Button clicks, UI updates, ...

Redmond, we have a problem. With PC sales stalling and tablet sales booming, Microsoft decided to shed the shackles of its desktop-focused past in favor of a touch-friendly, mobile-first future. It’s ...

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 releasing the public preview of winapp, the new Windows app development CLI that will be useful to developers building Windows apps. Microsoft is making it easier for developers to build ...

Microsoft’s newly released Windows 10 offers developers what at first blush appears to be a can’t-miss pitch: Write your app once and run it anywhere Windows exists. With Microsoft’s push toward “one ...

What are the top cross-platform app development frameworks in 2022? Your email has been sent With so many cross-platform app development frameworks available, it can be overwhelming to find the best ...

While Windows is a powerful operating system for productivity, so much of what we do with work these days revolves around the web. Whatever your browser of choice — Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Brave, or ...

At Build 2015 today, Terry Myerson, Microsoft’s executive vice president of operating systems, announced four new ways to get apps into the Windows Store. Developers can reuse their Web code, Windows ...

Web apps don't really belong on Windows 11 PCs, despite Microsoft's recent obsession with them. Instead, the operating system should serve as a platform for powerful, unique applications that run best ...

is a senior correspondent and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft had a dream with Windows 8 that involved universal Windows apps ...