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Google Flutter previews new renderer on iOS
The Impeller renderer precompiles a smaller set of shaders at engine build time to reduce early-onset jank. Android support for Impeller is also in the works.
Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile SDK nears the finish line
JetBrains’ Kotlin SDK allows developers to maintain a shared codebase of networking, data storage, analytics, and other logic for Android and iOS applications.
Why CIOs should make the leap to Flutter now
Despite the duopoly of the current app marketplace, businesses should not be maintaining two development teams. Flutter and cross-platform apps are the future.
JavaFX 19 rich client Java platform arrives
Update extends H.265 video support to HTTP Live Streaming, adds CSS focus indicators, and fixes modal behavior and touch-screen bugs.
Android 13 brings themed app icons, security tweaks
Latest version of the mobile OS allows app icons to tap into theme preferences and introduces more granular security and privacy features.
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.
Bootstrap 5.2.0 bolsters CSS, custom components
Major upgrade to popular web framework introduces CSS variables for all components and improves helpers and utilities for fonts and colors.
Kotlin 1.7.0 beta alters builder type inference
A new memory manager is also featured in the planned language upgrade.
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.
