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Re: Show HN: Wavvy – web-based audio editor (Audacity port)

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> Audacity seemed like the obvious choice Tangential question, but why did Audacity seem like the obvious choice? Not a knock on the product - I use it often - but I'm just curious about why it was chosen.

Audacity is one of the largest (if not the largest?) still active projects using wxWidgets, it seems like fairly obvious if you are somewhat aware of that.

Why did wxWidgets fell out of favor?

Re: Show HN: Wavvy – web-based audio editor (Audacity port)

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Audacity is one of the largest (if not the largest?) still active projects using wxWidgets, it seems like fairly obvious if you are somewhat aware of that.

Why did wxWidgets fell out of favor?

I don't think it did, the world just moved to mobile and web based apps, then backward towards the desktop with Electron.

I would say wxWidget and QT are probably still the most used cross platform desktop GUI toolkits.

Re: Show HN: Wavvy – web-based audio editor (Audacity port)

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What other options exist for "complex native-ish browser interfaces" in this style? E.g. if you wanted to develop a new app which is a traditional desktop GUI app with tons of menus and buttons that need to be custom rendered (so wasm/canvases presumably, rather than html), what options exist aside from this effort with wxWidgets?

For example, say you wanted to make a 3D editor/CAD program or full-featured DAW from scratch - what would you use?

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