The consequence is that we have the same (or worse) perceived performance for new (and better) hardware.
Microsoft 2025: Lets write the start menu in fucking react, who cars about anything like RAM, CPU or common sense.
Just the “Recommended” section - the lower frame showing M365 files & frequent apps - is built with React Native[1]. And, AFAIK, it uses Microsoft’s React Native for Windows that renders real XAML components, so it’s not just a masquerading WebView or something.
The Start Menu itself is still C++ and XAML. (And I think WinUI 2, i.e. the system-included variation of WinUI) It’s not just all a web thing or a JS-backed React Native app.
I saw an Anthropic Claude guy talk about how AI will replace most programmers within 2-3 years, but definitely by the end of this decade. I suppose an additional data center of AI agents could also fix all known bugs.
If the OS you are using is open, then yes, that's doable and we were doing that also before the AI era. With a closed OS, the only thing you have is hope.
When people from genAI companies are speculating about the future of AI, remember that they have a heavy bias and large economic incentive to say things like that. You can't take their statements at face value.
I've been using WinDbg to debug a kernel driver and have seen a few React Native messages popping up on WinDbg's console.
benoau•8mo ago