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Re:Snapchat open-sources Valdi a cross-platform UI framework by lenkite on Saturday November 08, 2025 @02:19AM (#45854822)
Do you use some framework for "WebView app" ? Like Tauri, etc ? Or is everything coded from scratch ?
Re:Snapchat open-sources Valdi a cross-platform UI framework by DecoPerson on Saturday November 08, 2025 @10:34PM (#45862683)
I just rolled my own. I always find frameworks bring too many “weird errors” that waste my time trying to figure them out. Also, they’re just another thing that needs upgrading eventually, and they love to COMPLETELY change their APIs between each major version. (“FrungisFactory is deprecated! Try the new async-fibre-layout BloopisGrid now before we completely delete that thing that worked perfectly for you!”)

The platforms provide more than enough capability to build basic WebView apps with minimal effort, and usually the DX is good.