Tech Lead at Built to Roam, Microsoft MVP. Building cross platform solutions using WinUI (WinAppSdk) and Uno Platform

Sydney, Australia
Joined April 2007
For anyone still holding onto the notion that Linux will ever be a mainstream _consumer_ operating system, take this example. Seriously, the end user is supposed to know what version of the GNU C library they have in order to install a piece of software? #fail
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As usual the @abcnews continues to completely ignore any sport other than football (all codes) and cricket. Nevermind that @BondsFlyingRoos are again top of the @SailGP ladder. Nevermind that it was just announced that Australia has an @americascup challenger. Instead we have:
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Agents + AI tooling lends itself to not only human driven agent development but also to autonomous AI dev.
Agents can build cross-platform apps, but “it compiles” isn’t “it works.” We gave agents what they were missing: eyes + hands at runtime. They write code, launch the app, take screenshots, read the visual tree, click buttons, and verify outcomes. All autonomously. You step in as you please. That’s the fifth gate: closing the loop on behavior, not just compilation.
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Nick Randolph retweeted
Web apps are universal. From informational dashboards to entire line-of-business systems, rich interactive experiences are now routinely delivered as web content, reachable from any device with a browser and continuously updated without redeployment. At the same time, native mobile/desktop apps remain essential. They offer performance, platform integration, offline capabilities, and access to device features that the browser alone cannot always provide. Historically, there was a sharp divide: web content lived in the browser, and native apps had to re-implement functionality to bring those experiences to devices. That divide is rapidly disappearing. Let's discuss WebView, a free control offered by Uno Platform.
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Just created a fully functional time tracking @UnoPlatform app using @Copilot inside of #vscode Make sure you follow the getting started guides to ensure correct setup of the extension and corresponding MCPs - this allows AI to "see" the app its creating
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Check out Agent mode in Hot Design for an @UnoPlatform app - simple prompt is able to generate the entire page XAML.
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Nick Randolph retweeted
Windows App SDK v2-experimental 2 just dropped. Here's what's new: omds.xaml.dev/WinAppSDK_18e1… #WinUI
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How is multi-monitor support in @windows still so bad - basic UX example: I have taskbar on each monitor. On my non-primary monitor, I click on an app to start it. The app starts on my primary monitor. I don't care for excuses about remembering last state - this is BAD UX.
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So I just created a new project using the Blank WinUI app template in @VisualStudio and am seeing this: What are all these files that I didn't ask for and don't make any sense...... Want a simpler option? Use the @UnoPlatform template and just pick the #WinAppSdk platform.
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Quick-start: Click-to-Do to launch your Uno Platform app on Copilot+ PCs! 🚀 1️⃣ Add an actions.json 2️⃣ Register com.microsoft.windows.ai.actions & windows.protocol in your manifest 3️⃣ Parse ProtocolActivatedEventArgs 👉 nicksnettravels.builttoroam.… @UnoPlatform #WinAppSdk #AI @Windows
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