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		TillE on May 11, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Flutter 3 How many new desktop apps do you use (first released in the past ~5 years or so), and how many of them aren't Electron? Desktop GUI software is a pretty small niche. The web has eaten nearly everything, and games don't use native UI stuff.

bowsamic on May 12, 2022 | [–]

The post I replied to implied that the rate of production of them is decreasing, and you are claiming this too. I’m not convinced about that.

SemanticStrengh on May 11, 2022 | [–]

yes, the only market for new apps would be CLI, games and scientific computing/technical niches

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