Native Windows apps used to be fast, efficient, and everywhere. Now, it's all just a website in a Chromium wrapper.

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Microsoft is reportedly going to rebrand its online Windows Store to Microsoft Store. It is also embracing the Web of Apps idea. Like Google, Microsoft now supports Progressive Web Apps. This can make ...

In late March, the first builds of Windows 8.1 leaked to the Web. At about the same time, the number of Windows 8 apps reversed several months of slowing growth and charted four straight months of app ...

If Windows performance suffers despite modern hardware, you should check the task manager. Popular chat tools are now real ...

Back in January 2012 I did a little analysis of how popular native Windows 8 app development was with developers. I did this by having a look at how often WinRT (the technology used to develop native ...

While Windows is a powerful operating system for productivity, so much of what we do with work these days revolves around the web. Whatever your browser of choice — Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Brave, or ...

Microsoft’s newly released Windows 10 offers developers what at first blush appears to be a can’t-miss pitch: Write your app once and run it anywhere Windows exists. With Microsoft’s push toward “one ...

What are the top cross-platform app development frameworks in 2022? Your email has been sent With so many cross-platform app development frameworks available, it can be overwhelming to find the best ...

Sven Reimers shares a few lessons on what to do to advance in a technical career based on technical expertise valued by the industry. In this episode, Adam Jacob, CEO and co-founder at System ...