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I don't see why the size of the folder couldn't be written to the folder's metadata every time the folder contents are modified.
It certainly can. Apple does this in APFS. They call it "fast directory sizing": https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/09/macos-10-13-high-sie...
[1] https://eclecticlight.co/2019/02/06/how-big-is-that-folder-w...
It's funny to see the gradient in the title bar, contrasting with the bland borderless-sea-of-whiteness of the rest of the UI. > FilesUwp.Package_0.5.0.0_x64.zip 54.4 MB Nearly 55MB, compressed , for something that attempts to mimic some of the functionality of the regular explorer.exe, is quite frankly ridiculous. I don't have a system to check right now, but I believe even latest Windows 10 has an explorer.exe http…
And there is no gradient on the title bar. That's just the background showing through due to transparency (Acrylic in UWP/Fluent design lingo).
It's funny to see the gradient in the title bar, contrasting with the bland borderless-sea-of-whiteness of the rest of the UI. > FilesUwp.Package_0.5.0.0_x64.zip 54.4 MB Nearly 55MB, compressed , for something that attempts to mimic some of the functionality of the regular explorer.exe, is quite frankly ridiculous. I don't have a system to check right now, but I believe even latest Windows 10 has an explorer.exe http…
It's funny to see the gradient in the title bar, contrasting with the bland borderless-sea-of-whiteness of the rest of the UI. > FilesUwp.Package_0.5.0.0_x64.zip 54.4 MB Nearly 55MB, compressed , for something that attempts to mimic some of the functionality of the regular explorer.exe, is quite frankly ridiculous. I don't have a system to check right now, but I believe even latest Windows 10 has an explorer.exe http…
Interesting note, the author of this project is still in high school.
Yes, I do share the criticism about UWP. The author seems to be very aware of the limitations, though. Figuring that stuff out for yourself is a great thing. Choose anything as your underlying technology, and only move on to the next thing as you realize that your current stack really is the limiting factor.
No, I probably don’t want a UWP Explorer. And still, figuring out what Explorer would look like if it was invented today is an exciting exercise in getting to know the platform (and might get you noticed by Microsoft eventually, who knows).
Yes, someone pointed out that code quality is mediocre. That’s a good thing. The author is focusing on the GUI part right now, and they are getting things done. Write bad code today and you will write good code tomorrow, it takes practice. Write no code today and you may never write any relevant code.
As someone who loved tinkering with all sorts of technology since early childhood, and thinking and theorizing about UI and UX, I never really accomplished much in this field. Before I could, I would always question the value of the project, the quality of my output, and the superiority of the underlying tech stack. Classic example of choice paralysis and “perfect being the greatest enemy of good”. Today, I am doing something entirely different for money, and more often than I like to admit, that still makes me sad, given my everlasting enthusiasm for tech.
It's funny to see the gradient in the title bar, contrasting with the bland borderless-sea-of-whiteness of the rest of the UI. > FilesUwp.Package_0.5.0.0_x64.zip 54.4 MB Nearly 55MB, compressed , for something that attempts to mimic some of the functionality of the regular explorer.exe, is quite frankly ridiculous. I don't have a system to check right now, but I believe even latest Windows 10 has an explorer.exe http…
Interesting note, the author of this project is still in high school.
It's funny to see the gradient in the title bar, contrasting with the bland borderless-sea-of-whiteness of the rest of the UI. > FilesUwp.Package_0.5.0.0_x64.zip 54.4 MB Nearly 55MB, compressed , for something that attempts to mimic some of the functionality of the regular explorer.exe, is quite frankly ridiculous. I don't have a system to check right now, but I believe even latest Windows 10 has an explorer.exe http…
In all fairness, that code should be trivially optimized: your computer is almost certainly not running that check.
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Starting early is good, but I think he may have gotten sucked into the UWP hype: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19873198 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19883351 If the author is reading this, here's some advice for you: I encourage you to start learning pure Win32 and enjoy the benefits of extreme compatibility (you can create a single .exe that works on anything starting from Windows 95 , depending on th…
Developing on the windows API is an unproductive way of creating apps, especially for the beginner developer. It's much better to invest their time on learning programming rather how to possition a button and where to listen for click messages. This is especially true today that the ui standars envolve in such fast pace.