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Microsoft wants devs to build Electron AI apps on Windows 11, says no need of native code, despite RAM concerns (www.windowslatest.com)
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Electron apps are ruining the Windows 11 experience, and even the JavaScript creator has warned against ‘rushed web UX over native,’ but it doesn’t look like that will change Microsoft’s plans. In a post on X and other places, Microsoft reaffirmed its commitment to AI in Windows 11 and encouraged Electron developers to consider using AI in their apps.

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[–] CommanderCloon@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 days ago (2 children)

When I started at my last job, I asked for a mac; I worked on Linux, Windows (wsl), and wanted a change. Most of my collegues (in the dev team) initially asked for a windows PC, but literally everyone ended up on Mac.

Windows is only usable when the WSL is set up and then you basically work exclusively on that VM lol, I literally cannot understand how anyone puts up with this OS. Any other OS is excellent just by comparison.

[–] finalarbiter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

It's not really a matter of preference. I'm a mechanical engineer, not a developer, and several industry-standard programs are only available for windows. Bugs that come from running in WINE or another emulation layer are unacceptable when they can potentially cause delays in production, scrap parts from a misprint or miscalculation, or lead to a part failure that kills someone.

[–] CommanderCloon@lemmy.ml 0 points 6 days ago

Oh yeah I'm aware that some professionals are essentially locked to a single platform (same goes with accounting and Excel), I can only hope that the industries this affects start taking Linux more seriously (or Mac, but tbh once you're running on Mac it's less of a leap to work on Linux)

[–] obbeel@lemmy.eco.br 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It doesn't make sense to stay locked into the Mac environment unless the hardware is incredible or you need to develop iOS applications.

[–] CommanderCloon@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 days ago

MacOS doesn't really lock you at all though, and you're free to dev for pretty much any software there, iOS or not