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Re:Flutter Desktop Isn't There Yet by kitsunesoba on Friday February 03, 2023 @02:02PM (#34646243)
Having worked on projects for both mobile platforms with small teams, I find that cross platform UI frameworks only really make sense for somewhat simplistic apps. The more involved the app in question is, the more these frameworks incur overhead with the extra surface area for bugs to occur on which is multiplied by the number of supported platforms.

The story on desktop is a little better but the same principle applies to some degree.

Re:Flutter Desktop Isn't There Yet by buzzerbetrayed on Friday February 03, 2023 @08:48PM (#34650489)
I’m shocked they’re still using Dart. Even if Dart is good, it’ll still be what prevents flutter from being widely adopted
Re:Flutter Desktop Isn't There Yet by Andrex on Friday February 03, 2023 @11:07PM (#34651396)
It's an obvious area for a PR boost if the chips are looking down.

I can see the HN headline now...

"Rust support added to Flutter [34,432 karma]"