WinUI 3 Performance: A Leap Forward | Hacker News

Microsoft highlighted a major WinUI 3 performance boost, which kicked off debate on Hacker News.

Commenters compared native Windows UI with cross-platform frameworks like Flutter, Electron, Qt, .NET MAUI, React Native, and others.

The discussion focused on trade-offs in startup time, memory use, battery life, accessibility, and how native an app feels.

The broader question was whether faster native UI and tighter OS integration justify the extra platform-specific development work.