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by Abishek_Muthian 2 hours ago
Every time I use Zed across Linux, macOS and Windows , I'm amazed stable and performant it's GPUI framework is. As a user, I'm very happy with it; of course some basic features like accessibility is missing but I'm sure it will be implemented soon.

As a developer, I'm not sure what's the barrier for entry is apart from Rust then again it's the USP as well.
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fny 1 hour ago
Live reload. GUI development in compiled languages is a pain compared to web development.
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eklavya 1 hour ago
Try dioxus, it has live reload but it's a work in progress.
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ga_to 59 minutes ago
Dioxus seems to be 'just' another way to generate HTML on the desktop. Electron but Rust? Is there a legitimate upside there?
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neobrain 30 minutes ago
With Dioxus, program logic compiles to native code instead of running it through a JS engine, and it ships its own HTML renderer (Blitz) instead of bundling a whole browser. So it's a lot more lightweight and performant than Electron.

As a minor bonus, the live-reload is also faster than what frameworks like React do. It truly has subsecond latency, which isn't exactly a game changer but is nice when iterating on visual details of an app.

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