"My guess is - you've already heard of cross-platform development before? You may even have started to build for multiple platforms. We'll discuss our thoughts on the status of software building with and without AI utilizing software libraries and programming languages like Flutter, Electron and Zig. I decided as a developer - I should look at all available languages that are open-source and with great community support!"
"Look, I've been a fan of developing for the web for a long time and moving to desktop applications has been one of the most difficult changes I've decided to make. After six plus hours, we've hit a wall. 😟 We didn't get past the first step! Desktop applications for Linux, windows and Mac are difficult. Not enough resources to help people get moving fast. So which mistakes can you learn from?"
Cross-platform development for desktop targets (Linux, Windows, Mac) presents significant challenges and limited quick-start resources. Efforts to build across platforms with and without AI using libraries and languages such as Flutter, Electron, and Zig can encounter steep learning curves. A developer explored open-source languages with strong community support but experienced stalled progress after several hours, failing to advance past initial setup. Desktop migration from web development proves especially difficult. Resource scarcity slows onboarding and increases the likelihood of repeated mistakes. Zig was investigated as a systems-oriented language that blends Rust-like capabilities with a familiar C-family feel.
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