On this day nine years ago, Microsoft tried to reshape Windows apps with a new UWP vision

From our Archives: Instead of phones, Microsoft is going to re-message what Universal Windows Platform (UWP) means for the ...
Visual Studio Magazine

WinUI 3 Gallery 2.9 Highlights Windows App SDK 2.0 for App Developers

Microsoft's WinUI 3 Gallery 2.9 gives developers a working reference app for trying Windows App SDK 2.0 controls, APIs and improvements without starting a new project.
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Microsoft Will Open Source the Windows App SDK — Just Don't Ask About When as "this isn’t a flip-the-switch moment, it’s a deliberate process"

Microsoft has published an article on Github detailing its plans to open source the Windows App SDK. Beth Pan, a software engineer on the Windows App SDK team at Microsoft, announced the plans in a ...
Windows Latest

Microsoft engineer says native apps are back, and it could finally revive Windows 11’s fight against web apps

An engineer at Microsoft has suggested that native apps are back and it aligns with the company's recent Windows 11 revival ...
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Developers can now publish Windows apps for free on the Microsoft Store

Bottom line: Microsoft is making a significant effort to turn its official app store into a profitable or even enticing service for programmers and software entrepreneurs. Bringing apps to the store ...

OpenAI drastically updates Codex desktop app to use all other apps on your computer, generate images, preview webpages

OpenAI is releasing more than 90 new plugins. These connectors—including CircleCI, GitLab, and Microsoft Suite—allow the agent to gather context and take action.