“Microsoft uses AI to reshape the Win11 application ecosystem: WinUI native applications can be created in just 30 minutes”

Microsoft has released new guidelines to help developers utilize artificial intelligence, VS Code, and winapp CLI tools to create and publish WinUI 3 native applications within 30 minutes, without the need to install Visual Studio. This process covers both new application development and migration solutions for WPF and UWP applications. It utilizes the WinUI Agent agent to handle code generation, review, testing, and packaging, and connects to Microsoft Learn MCP to access the latest API documentation. Microsoft aims to reduce the cost of migrating existing software to WinUI 3, positioning it as a “production platform for Windows applications” and committing to optimizing performance and interoperability. This move seeks to change the trend where developers prefer Web frameworks or Linux environments, and to promote more native applications to the Microsoft Store. However, it is necessary to verify that applications built with AI are superior in terms of resource usage and operational efficiency compared to hybrid solutions like WebView2.