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Re:Ask HN: Why is building Windows apps so complicated? by Dayshine on Sunday December 12, 2021 @09:31AM (#29529901)
> With C#, you STILL have to have the runtime on your computer, then after you "compile", youre left with a folder of one EXE and literally over 100 DLL.

No you don't. If you'd rather increase the download size for the user then you can turn on self-contained (include runtime) and single-file app.

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Re:Ask HN: Why is building Windows apps so complicated? by MikusR on Sunday December 12, 2021 @04:44PM (#29533960)
That single-file app is a zip archive with exe and those dlls
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