14/05/2020 Microsoft will detail how it plans to unify UWP and Win32 apps at Build 2020

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Microsoft will detail how it plans to unify UWP and

Win32 apps at Build 2020
by NAPIER LOPEZ — 1 hour ago in MICROSOFT

The Universal Windows Platform, UWP for short, was supposed to be the future of Windows.
Back when Microsoft still had aspirations for Windows to be a major mobile OS, UWP apps
were supposed to be able to function on desktops, tablets, and phones alike. Yet over the
years, developers largely stuck to the tried and trusted Win32 platform.

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Now it seems Microsoft is getting rid of UWP altogether. As spotted by Paul Thurrott, a
session for the company’s upcoming online-only Build conference will explain “how
the Windows app platform is evolving and unifying Win32 and UWP” under the WinUI
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framework. Another session describes how:

“
“WinUI is Microsoft’s UI framework of the future for every app on Windows, designed to
work in both Universal (UWP) and Desktop (Win32) apps. Come learn how WinUI provides
a path forward for every Windows Developer, whether you’re using WinForms, WPF, MFC,
native or .NET, and more!”

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The longstanding fragmentation within Windows has left some developers frustrated
compared to the more streamlined vision behind Apple and Google software. Unfortunately
the information we have now doesn’t tell us much about the specifics of Microsoft‘s plans, but
hopefully Build will provide a clearer picture when it begins May 19.

> on Thurrott

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