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.NET MAUI is coming to Linux and the browser

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303 points vyrotek | 3 comments | 11 Nov 25 22:50 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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mattfrommars ◴[12 Nov 25 00:18 UTC] No.45894761[source]▶
In the .NET ecosystem, I have noticed people to shame .NET MAUI because Microsoft themselves don't use this framework - Microsoft Team is built on Electron and not MAUI.

Why build a product on MAUI when Microsoft aren't too sure about it.

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latentsea ◴[12 Nov 25 01:00 UTC] No.45895144[source]▶
Never build a frontend on a .NET technology. Period. They always end up unsupported in the end. Just use standard web technologies and thank yourself later. I've been a .NET dev for a decade now and that's what I've learnt.
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brokencode ◴[12 Nov 25 02:01 UTC] No.45895556[source]▶
As wrong as it feels to have to use Electron for a desktop app, it really is the safest approach for most applications.

Qt also seems to be a good option, though there are licensing considerations for commercial applications.

I’m excited for various upcoming Rust options as well, but right now Electron is the battle tested option.

I am curious though about Avalonia. I’ve heard good things, but it’s definitely a smaller player compared to Electron. I’d most likely choose it over Microsoft’s first party frameworks.

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1. gr4vityWall ◴[12 Nov 25 13:26 UTC] No.45899844[source]▶
> Qt also seems to be a good option

I think Qt really is 'just' missing more language bindings, and a better hot reload story for more people to use it. Lots of devs (specially Free Software devs) would prefer to use native toolkits, if the prototyping experience was similar to how Vite is for web frontend stuff, I think Qt would be used a lot more.

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2. PKop ◴[12 Nov 25 17:02 UTC] No.45902598[source]▶
They are building more language bindings to back QML frontends

https://www.qt.io/qt-bridges

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3. gr4vityWall ◴[12 Nov 25 20:12 UTC] No.45905795[source]▶
Thanks for sharing. I hope that initiative goes well. And again, integration with whatever solution the language has for hot reloading is a must these days for UI development.