Hi everyone,
I have been exploring the idea of building a modern desktop UI
framework and development tooling focused on D, and I would love
to get feedback from the community.
The idea is something along these lines:
* UI described with a modern CSS-like / declarative syntax
* code written in D
* native Windows output (Win32 / potentially Direct2D)
* small binaries and fast startup
* optional VS Code extension with live preview / GUI designer
* focus on better developer experience compared to raw Win32 APIs
The main goal would be to offer something with a workflow closer
to modern frontend development, while still generating native
desktop applications.
I am trying to understand whether this would actually be useful
for D developers.
Some questions I would love feedback on:
* Would this be interesting for your projects?
* What do you currently use for desktop UI in D?
* What are the biggest pain points today?
* Would you prefer direct native Win32 generation, or a
cross-platform backend?
* How important would live preview / visual designer tooling be?
I would really appreciate honest feedback from people actively
using D for desktop or tooling projects.
