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Re:Ask HN: Why is building Windows apps so complicated? by pas on Sunday December 12, 2021 @09:27AM (#29529864)
the default is online now for development, so nowadays by default if you need offline you need to test it :/
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Re:Ask HN: Why is building Windows apps so complicated? by marginalia_nu on Sunday December 12, 2021 @09:42AM (#29530009)
Who gets to decide what is the default?
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Re:Ask HN: Why is building Windows apps so complicated? by marcosdumay on Sunday December 12, 2021 @09:48AM (#29530045)
On this case, Microsoft. It's their private garden, you are invited by their rules.

And yes, this sucks. But if you want freedom, there are other OSes (or even other dev tools) where you can have it.

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