Show HN: Cross Platform .NET Desktop Application Framework
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Show HN: Cross Platform .NET Desktop Application Framework
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#2Given the title, it seems that this should rather link to the framework itself (https://github.com/picoe/Eto).
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#3Just use JavaFX. Why are you wasting your time?
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#4Can I use this in .net core projects?
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#5Can I use this in .net core projects?
No
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#6Eto is very interesting but unfortunately there seems to be just 1 (very active) developer behind it, from what I can see.
On the other hand, Xamarin.Forms had an announcement recently, an announcement that Hacker News missed. I submitted the news a few days ago but it didn't reach the first page:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14383467 ->
https://blog.xamarin.com/glimpse-future-xamarin-forms-3-0/
TL;DR:
Xamarin.Forms will support desktop environments:
- Windows (WPF)
- MacOS (Cocoa)
- Linux (GTK#)
This is on top of the mobile bits: iOS, Android, UWP.
As an added bonus, they've added Xamarin.Forms embedding into native interfaces.
It's actually major news since Xamarin.Forms would become the first cross platform UI toolkit that:
1. supports both desktop and mobiles
2. is backed by a major vendor
3. is truly usable from a memory managed language as part of the core offering
Re: Show HN: Cross Platform .NET Desktop Application Framework
#7Apparently this is a hot topic.
The options I'm aware of are:
https://github.com/picoe/Eto (OP - BSD)
https://github.com/AvaloniaUI/Avalonia (MIT)
Currently only with a preview for Mac, Xamarin.Forms is roadmapped for desktop platforms "Q3 2017": https://blog.xamarin.com/glimpse-future-xamarin-forms-3-0/
Licensing for Xamarin Forms was funky for a while (required paying for Xamarin prior to MS acquisition) but appears to be MIT now.
Re: Show HN: Cross Platform .NET Desktop Application Framework
#8Given the title, it seems that this should rather link to the framework itself ( https://github.com/picoe/Eto ).
Yes template would be more descriptive.
Re: Show HN: Cross Platform .NET Desktop Application Framework
#9Can I use this in .net core projects?
This uses .Net and mono
Re: Show HN: Cross Platform .NET Desktop Application Framework
#10Apparently this is a hot topic. The options I'm aware of are: https://github.com/picoe/Eto (OP - BSD) https://github.com/AvaloniaUI/Avalonia (MIT) Currently only with a preview for Mac, Xamarin.Forms is roadmapped for desktop platforms "Q3 2017": https://blog.xamarin.com/glimpse-future-xamarin-forms-3-0/ Licensing for Xamarin Forms was funky for a while (required paying for Xamarin prior to MS acquisition) but appear…
And for games, there's MonoGame.
It's based on the old XNA framework. At least one successful commercial game (Fez) was written with it.