Table of Contents
Preface
Section 1: Why Fyne? The Reason for Being and a Vision of the Future
Chapter 1: A Brief History of GUI Toolkits and Cross-Platform Development
Understanding the history of the graphical user interface
Popularity of the desktop computer6
Moving to the web9
Smartphones and mobile apps10
Exploring the evolution of GUI toolkits
Platform-specific toolkits12
Cross-platform toolkits13
Hybrid apps14
Comparing native graphical apps to web UIs
Development speed versus delivery15
Visual style16
Technical constraints16
Options for cross-platform native toolkits
Visual style17
Compiled versus interpreted18
Interpreted options18
Compiled options (C-based)19
Compiled options (other languages)20
Summary
Chapter 2: The Future According ...
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