While I've not done corporate desktop development in nearly 10 years now, but have been doing enterprise apps for most of that period. Not in SV, not even in the tech hotspots of the UK, and it's all been web.
I'm not saying my experience is typical, but I suspect the bulk of enterprise apps are now browser rather than desktop based.
I've been on the opposite coast in a major metro system for the last 20 years. I've been an "Enterprise Developer" for the last 10. The number of companies that are wanting new programs that are not either web or mobile based is slim.
The focus of Google making ChromeOS desktop friendly with Android native apps, and exposing the underlying GNU/Linux userspace shows they see pressure in desktop market.
Another example is how across Europe, Windows 10 2-1 convertibles are basically wiping out Android tablets at consumer stores.
The focus of Google making ChromeOS desktop friendly with Android native apps, and exposing the underlying GNU/Linux userspace shows they see pressure in desktop market.
That has nothing to do with the statement that no one cares about Windows desktop development. All of the energy in the software space is web and mobile. Google wants to leverage the Android market - which dwarfs the install based of desktops to make Chrome OS more appealing. Apple just announced they are doing something similar - porting iOS frameworks to MacOS to make it easier for iOS developers to write Mac apps. No one would ever say that the Mac desktop market is vibrant.
Another example is how across Europe, Windows 10 2-1 convertibles are basically wiping out Android tablets at consumer stores.
Android tablets are horrible experiences. What are most people doing with thier desktop computers? Using the web and the same apps from the big companies - Microsoft and Adobe.
I have been developing mostly new WPF enterprise applications in the last 4 years and there is plenty of work across European business.