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- Wait, what?! These examples run in the browser? This rust library is atop GPUI which is already well used for native apps, but outputs primarily / only (I'd guess only?) web apps? And they are real web apps, with html, unlike the Flutter abomination?
This is sick. This is so rad, heck yes.
- as for compiling to HTML, it unfortunately renders in a HTML <canvas>, which was how Flutter rendered in the web :( but I can only hope it compiles to that in the future!by autodidacc
- You might also find Yew, Leptos an Dioxus interresting... they're web UI frameworks for browser applications written in rust... with some options for native(-like) application targets.by tracker1
- Yep! GPUI added WASM compilation targets in Feb!
https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/50228
Someone also seems to have added mobile support too
by autodidacc - This is interesting, but isn't it kinda scary to write a lot of code on top of GPUI that's effectively only serving Zed?by yencabulator
- you're not wrong, but honestly this didn't come in mind when I chose to make this. I just really liked the API surface of gpui, base-ui, and wanted to make something that I could use for myself, and that other people might find helpful
there is also a small growing circle of people interested in maintaining and extending gpui from what I see, which is nice!
by autodidacc