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Jetpack Compose 1.2 packs text improvements
Google toolkit for building native Android UIs toolkit enables more precise text alignment with font padding, introduces downloadable fonts API.
Google Flutter 3 backs macOS, Linux
Framework for building mobile, web, and desktop applications from a shared codebase adds stable support for two key platforms.
Build desktop and mobile UIs with Blazor Hybrid apps
.NET and Blazor bring the web development and mobile application worlds closer together.
AWS Amplify adds visual development tool
AWS Amplify Studio gives developers a visual interface for building full-stack web and mobile apps by pointing and clicking.
Cross-platform UIs ‘go live’ with .NET MAUI
.NET’s Multiplatform App UI is almost here. What do you need to know to start building cross-platform apps for mobile and desktop?
Clojure meets Dart in ClojureDart
A port of Clojure that compiles to Dart, ClojureDart aims to extend the use of Clojure to mobile and desktop applications.
Kotlin 1.6.20 arrives with better Java class interop
Latest update to the versatile language from JetBrains offers improvements for JVM, JavaScript, and native development.
Google Flutter 2.10 intros stable support for Windows
With the latest Flutter update, Windows joins iOS and Android as Flutter targets for production-ready apps. MacOS and Linux desktop support are still in beta.
Microsoft .NET MAUI Preview 11 updates Windows UI styling
Latest preview of the successor to Xamarin.Forms introduces support for Windows 11 UI styles and multi-window applications on MacOS, iPadOS, and Windows.
Flutter 2.8 boosts mobile performance
Major rev of the Google-developed cross-platform development framework promises faster startup and lower resource requirements for mobile apps, along with easier ways to connect with back-end services.
Kotlin 1.6.0 debuts memory manager
Memory manager for Kotlin/Native lifts restrictions on object sharing between threads and offers leak-free, concurrent programming primitives.
Kotlin roadmap points to compiler, mobile improvements
Android and iOS code sharing technology, namespace prototype, code coverage plug-in, and documentation generation tool also in the works.
Power Apps review: Sweeter than Honeycode
Much more than a no-code builder, Power Apps lets you add functionality with Excel-like formulas, easily connects to external data sources, and integrates with Power Automate for flow editing and Power BI for data analysis.
Google unveils developer preview of Android 12L
Due in early-2022, Android 12L optimizes the Android system UI for large screens in preparation for the next wave of tablets, foldables, and Chromebooks.
Microsoft weighs in on Surface Duo apps
Microsoft unveils guidance and tools for adapting applications for dual-screen, foldable, and large-screen devices, especially the Surface Duo 2.
Google Flutter 2.5 UI kit is now stable
The updated version hones in on performance and improved capabilities for Android and iOS.
Jetpack Compose for Android turns GA
Google’s ‘modern’ declarative toolkit for building native Android user interfaces is now available in a 1.0 production release.
