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Microsoft unveils Desktop App Converter, a developer tool for bringing existing Win32 apps to the Windows Store

Microsoft today unveiled the Desktop App Converter, which lets developers bring existing Windows applications to the Windows Universal Platform (UWP). The company is hoping to bring the 16 million ...
TheServerSide

Use a developer desktop setup instead of a laptop

I'm always amazed how organizations equip their newest employees with the wrong electronics. Instead of expensive, high-powered laptops, give new development staff members a desktop accompanied by ...
Windows Report

Microsoft Launches GitHub Copilot Desktop App for Agent-Native Development

GitHub launches a new Copilot desktop app with AI agents, code review upgrades, sandboxes, and automation tools for ...
ZDNet

Ubuntu Core Linux Developer Preview is ready for testing

At Ubuntu Summit 2023 in Riga, Latvia, Canonical product manager Oliver Smith and engineering manager Ken VanDine introduced the Ubuntu Core Desktop. It's not shipping yet, but it's getting closer - ...
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Survey: Desktop Development Is Most Popular, Pays Well

Remember the desktop? It used to be a popular development target, before all the mobile-first, cloud-first and, most recently, Internet-of-Things hype. Well, apparently it still is, and paying off ...

Fedora plans AI Linux Desktop

Fedora is working on a Linux desktop for AI developers. The project aims to significantly simplify the previously often complex setup of local AI stacks.