You cannot even get it with Rust/WinRT straight out of Redmond, let alone having hopes to get it on Linux.
C++/WinRT tooling is a shadow of C++/CX capabilities (which feels like Microsoft's C++ Builder), and while the same folks are having fun with Rust/WinRT, its tooling is even worse.
I doubt that in five years it will be any close to what C++/CX was already doing in 2015.
Specially since they outsource any graphic tooling responsabilities to the DevDiv folks.
That's sad. I would love to tinker with UI programming on Linux, but it seems like to get anything decent you will have to use QT, which brings C++ as a requirement.
Thanks. I did not mean XAML literally though, something like that would be super nice for Linux. The project you linked brings Windows RT as a requirement.
But just something with the richness of QT + Rust on Linux would be welcome. I am hearing the rust bindings for QT are just a pain and incomplete. I was hoping for Rust to really offer an alternative for C++ here.
Thank you, still early indeed but the project looks promising. I am really hoping for the Return of the Desktop in which episode Rust defeats C++ and we all have a sane, safe, free and memory abiding computing experience.
C++/WinRT tooling is a shadow of C++/CX capabilities (which feels like Microsoft's C++ Builder), and while the same folks are having fun with Rust/WinRT, its tooling is even worse.
I doubt that in five years it will be any close to what C++/CX was already doing in 2015.
Specially since they outsource any graphic tooling responsabilities to the DevDiv folks.