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129points
49comments
#325of 2,242 in 2017
Top 15%of 2017 by points

How HN took it

CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments

1 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 2 critical, out of 9 comments about the project. Thread score -0.14.

Idea: 1 for, 2 against

The thread, comment by comment

Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.

positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker

What HN said

Objections

  • Microsoft's own cross-platform .NET push may make this unnecessary

    From 1 comment
    • I'd be wary about investing too much time into something like this. Microsoft is making a massive push with .NET Core and its availability on both Mac OS and Linux. Coupled with…
      lwansbrough on HN
  • Mistrust of one UI framework for all platforms and Microsoft lock-in fears

    From 2 comments
    • I don't know that people missed it, or we're still suspicious of "one UI framework to rule them all"...
      badprose on HN
    • The major factor is obviously the fear of Microsoft lock-in, I think. Which is reasonable. If it's more about the technical details, such as general issues regarding cross…
      oblio on HN

Questions

  • Can it be used in .NET Core projects?

    From 1 comment

Alternatives named

  • Eto

    From 1 comment
    • Apparently 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…
      j_s on HN
  • Avalonia

    From 1 comment
    • Apparently 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…
      j_s on HN
  • Xamarin.Forms

    From 2 comments
    • Eto 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…
      oblio on HN
    • Apparently 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…
      j_s on HN
  • Qt

    From 1 comment
    • Well, there is Qt/QML, and if the price is not an issue - Embarcadero FireMonkey.
      zerr on HN
  • FireMonkey

    From 1 comment
    • Well, there is Qt/QML, and if the price is not an issue - Embarcadero FireMonkey.
      zerr on HN

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